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| Bill | Health, Department of, and State Health Commissioner; nursing home oversight and accountability. | Department of Health; State Health Commissioner; nursing homes; periodic medical visits and resident assessments; oversight and accountability. Requires all nursing homes to notify the resident of a nursing home, the resident's family, and the Department of Health if a federally required physician visit does not take place. The bill also requires each nursing home to conduct a comprehensive assessment on an annual basis to determine each resident's needs and describe each resident's capability to perform daily life functions. Such assessments must be reviewed at least once every 92 days, and more frequently in the event of a significant change in the resident's physical or mental condition. The bill directs the Department of Health and State Health Commissioner to take steps to improve care quality, protect residents, and strengthen oversight and accountability of nursing homes in the Commonwealth. The bill directs the Department to enhance recruitment efforts and expand workforce capacity in the Office of Licensure and Certification, accelerate training and onboarding initiatives, and explore measures to reduce administrative burdens. The bill requires the Commissioner to submit an annual report with recommendations for continuing improvement of nursing home quality and oversight. This bill incorporates SB 555. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 429 | Virginia SB 429 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 429 (2026) — Health, Department of, and State Health Commissioner; nursing home oversight and accountability.
Department of Health; State Health Commissioner; nursing homes; periodic medical visits and resident assessments; oversight and accountability. Requires all nursing homes to notify the resident of a nursing home, the resident's family, and the Department of Health if a federally required physician visit does not take place. The bill also requires each nursing home to conduct a comprehensive assessment on an annual basis to determine each resident's needs and describe each resident's capability to perform daily life functions. Such assessments must be reviewed at least once every 92 days, and more frequently in the event of a significant change in the resident's physical or mental condition. The bill directs the Department of Health and State Health Commissioner to take steps to improve care quality, protect residents, and strengthen oversight and accountability of nursing homes in the Commonwealth. The bill directs the Department to enhance recruitment efforts and expand workforce capacity in the Office of Licensure and Certification, accelerate training and onboarding initiatives, and explore measures to reduce administrative burdens. The bill requires the Commissioner to submit an annual report with recommendations for continuing improvement of nursing home quality and oversight. This bill incorporates SB 555.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Health and Human Services Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from Education and Health — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 95–1 (pass) · lower
- Concur House Substitute R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute — 21–1 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Christopher T. Head — primary (person)
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100798D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2026-01-30 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
referral-committee - 2026-02-04 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB429)
- 2026-02-05 Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-06 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-06 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-06 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-06 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-09 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-09 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-10 Read third time and passed Senate (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 - 2026-02-16 Assigned sub: Health Professions
referral-committee - 2026-02-19 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 2026-02-24 Incorporates SB555 (Sturtevant)
- 2026-02-24 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-24 Committee substitute printed 26108520D-H1
substitution - 2026-02-25 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB429)
- 2026-02-26 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-27 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-27 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-02-27 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-02-27 Passed House with substitute (95-Y 1-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-03 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
substitution - 2026-03-09 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-09 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB429ER)
passage - 2026-03-09 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB429)
- 2026-03-09 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-09 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 - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 944 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/38ef179a-13e5-4368-af67-1c5bb1731995. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).