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| Bill | Nursing homes; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license, civil penalty. | Nursing homes; change of operator; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license; civil penalty. Requires a person taking over the daily operations and management of a nursing home when change of ownership or control occurs to apply to the Commissioner of Health for a change of operator license. The bill establishes the requirements for the application for and for the granting of such license and establishes a civil penalty for failing to provide the Commissioner with information or documentation, effectuating a change of operator without applying for a change of operator license, or providing fraudulent information on an application for a change of operator license. This bill is identical to HB 717. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 247 | Virginia SB 247 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 247 (2026) — Nursing homes; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license, civil penalty.
Nursing homes; change of operator; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license; civil penalty. Requires a person taking over the daily operations and management of a nursing home when change of ownership or control occurs to apply to the Commissioner of Health for a change of operator license. The bill establishes the requirements for the application for and for the granting of such license and establishes a civil penalty for failing to provide the Commissioner with information or documentation, effectuating a change of operator without applying for a change of operator license, or providing fraudulent information on an application for a change of operator license. This bill is identical to HB 717.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Health and Human Services — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Education and Health — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 98–0 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Barbara A. Favola — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104796D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-12 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2026-01-20 Assigned Education sub: Health
referral-committee - 2026-01-22 Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-05 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB247)
- 2026-02-05 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-09 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-09 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-09 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-09 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-10 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-10 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-10 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-10 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-13 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-13 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-13 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
referral-committee - 2026-02-19 Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-23 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-24 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-24 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-02-26 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-02-26 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB247ER)
passage - 2026-02-26 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB247)
- 2026-02-26 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-02-26 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 415 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0415)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f42f74e3-7f2a-4f09-b4ec-99ecfcd24d72. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).