HB605Introduced in the House of Delegates
Nursing facilities; Joint Commission on Health Care shall evaluate workforce, report.
Introduced by Rodney Willett, District 58
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Joint Commission on Health Care; evaluation of workforce in Virginia nursing facilities. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to evaluate the workforce in Virginia's nursing facilities and to develop recommendations on several topics outlined in the bill. The bill requires the Joint Commission to report its findings to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committees on Health and Human Services and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations by December 1, 2026.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407)
April 8, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 9, 2026
40
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | Yes |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| Chris Head | 3 | Yes |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | Yes |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| William Stanley | 7 | Yes |
| Mark Peake | 8 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101934D
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Assigned sub: Health Professions
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB605)
Committee substitute printed 26107613D-H1
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107976D-H2
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB605)
Read second time
committee substitute rejected
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB605ER)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB605)
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 407 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407)
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