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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.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Health and Human Services — 210 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed R — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Education and Health — 140 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 400 (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).