SB535Introduced in the Senate
Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; required liability insurance coverage.
Introduced by Mark Obenshain, District 2
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; required liability insurance coverage. Provides that the regulations of the Board of Health shall require purchasers of licensed nursing homes or certified nursing facilities with claims-made policies of liability insurance coverage to purchase an extended reporting endorsement of two years after the date of sale or to purchase liability insurance coverage with dates that begin two years prior to the date the existing owner's policies end.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0505)
April 8, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 3, 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
| 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 26100781D
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
Senate subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB535)
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Education and Health Amendments agreed to
Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB535)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Assigned sub: Health Professions
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)
Read second time
Read third time
committee amendment agreed to
Engrossed by House as amended
Passed House with amendment (95-Y 0-N 0-A)
House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB535ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB535)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 505 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0505)
Verify the information
- Official page on the Virginia Legislature website
- Education and Health Amendment (amendment)
- Education and Health Amendment (amendment)
- Health Professions Subcommittee Amendment (amendment)
- Health and Human Services Amendment (amendment)
- Health and Human Services Amendment (amendment)
- House Amendment (amendment)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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