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type: "Bill"
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title: "Assisted living facilities; electronic monitoring in resident rooms."
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description: "Assisted living facilities; electronic monitoring in resident rooms. Permits residents of assisted living facilities to have electronic monitoring devices placed in their rooms. The bill defines \"electronic monitoring\" as the use of a surveillance device with a fixed position video camera or audio recording device, or combination thereof, that is installed in a resident's room and broadcasts or records activities or sounds occurring within the confines of the room. The bill contains several provisions establishing the requirements for the placement and utilization of any such electronic monitoring device in any resident's room, including requirements relating to ensuring that residents or their legal representatives and residents' roommates or their legal representatives consent to the placement and utilization of electronic monitoring devices in their rooms. The bill directs the Virginia Department of Social Services to promulgate regulations consistent with the bill, and the provisions of the bill become effective when such regulations become effective."
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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: "SB 409"
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citation: "Virginia SB 409 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jennifer B. Boysko"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/505b9b0d-0cf5-4325-896a-ea154834ab4c"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB409"
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source_hash: "effb541992aa9c7bfb5371abf8a101048aed67007673b6337f4a04fa752b8ddb"
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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 SB 409 (2026) — Assisted living facilities; electronic monitoring in resident rooms.
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Assisted living facilities; electronic monitoring in resident rooms. Permits residents of assisted living facilities to have electronic monitoring devices placed in their rooms. The bill defines "electronic monitoring" as the use of a surveillance device with a fixed position video camera or audio recording device, or combination thereof, that is installed in a resident's room and broadcasts or records activities or sounds occurring within the confines of the room. The bill contains several provisions establishing the requirements for the placement and utilization of any such electronic monitoring device in any resident's room, including requirements relating to ensuring that residents or their legal representatives and residents' roommates or their legal representatives consent to the placement and utilization of electronic monitoring devices in their rooms. The bill directs the Virginia Department of Social Services to promulgate regulations consistent with the bill, and the provisions of the bill become effective when such regulations become effective.
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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/1089971.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218098.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196010.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Health and Human Services — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **34–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jennifer B. Boysko — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101275D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-10** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB409)
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- **2026-02-13** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-13** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (34-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-13** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-16** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-16** Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-19** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-19** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-19** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-23** Assigned sub: Social Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-26** Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-03** Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-09** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB409ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB409)
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- **2026-03-09** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** 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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- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 496 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0496)
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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/505b9b0d-0cf5-4325-896a-ea154834ab4c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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