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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public pools; regulations."
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description: "Public pools; regulations. Directs the Board of Health to adopt regulations governing swimming pools and other water recreational facilities operated for public use, including swimming pools and other water recreational facilities operated in conjunction with a tourist facility or health spa."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 222"
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citation: "Virginia HB 222 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Patrick A. Hope"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-08"
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last_action: "2026-04-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4dc75349-26fe-4eb5-a8f9-21c70a3d6662"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB222"
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source_hash: "49e0b66eb3af940adc7d130256fac462c0e98a631938cf33fd6f3e9a73a3fd1d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 222 (2026) — Public pools; regulations.
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Public pools; regulations. Directs the Board of Health to adopt regulations governing swimming pools and other water recreational facilities operated for public use, including swimming pools and other water recreational facilities operated in conjunction with a tourist facility or health spa.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083139.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1215506.PDF)
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3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094386.PDF)
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4. **Health Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091410.HTML)
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5. **Health and Human Services Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093675.HTML)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194003.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education and Health — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **87–10** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) — **20–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Patrick A. Hope — primary (person)
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- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101296D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-08** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-13** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB222)
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- **2026-01-16** Assigned sub: Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-20** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-01-20** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-01-22** Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-26** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-27** committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-01-27** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2026-01-28** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB222)
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- **2026-01-28** Read third time and passed House (87-Y 10-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-01-29** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-24** Assigned Education sub: Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-27** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-27** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-02** Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-06** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB222ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB222)
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- **2026-03-06** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-02** Approved by Governor-Chapter 53 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-02** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0053)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4dc75349-26fe-4eb5-a8f9-21c70a3d6662`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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