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HB717Introduced in the House of Delegates

Nursing homes; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license, civil penalty.

Passed

Introduced by Rodney Willett, District 58

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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 SB 247.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0414)

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 10, 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.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1Yes
Mark Obenshain2Yes
Chris Head3Yes
David Suetterlein4Yes
Travis Hackworth5Yes
Todd Pillion6Yes
William Stanley7Yes
Mark Peake8Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104892D

  2. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. Assigned sub: Health Professions

  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB717)

  5. Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)

  6. Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

  7. Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources

  8. Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

  9. Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

  10. Read first time

  11. Read second time and engrossed

  12. Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

  13. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  14. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  15. Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

  16. Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

  17. Rules suspended

  18. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  19. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  20. Read third time

  21. Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  22. Enrolled

  23. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB717ER)

  24. Signed by President

  25. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB717)

  26. Signed by Speaker

  27. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  28. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  29. Approved by Governor-Chapter 414 (effective 7/1/2026)

  30. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0414)

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