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HB 737 — Nursing homes; standards of care.
Last action — Left in Appropriations
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Nursing home standards of care. Requires regulations establishing the staffing and care standards in nursing homes to require a minimum number of hours of direct care servicesto each resident per 24-hour period, which minimum increases in specifiedphases from 3.5 hours to 4.1 hours.
Bill Text
- Impact statement from DPB (HB737) View text Current html January 06, 2020
Action History
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Left in Appropriations
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Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
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Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
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Referred to Committee on Appropriations
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Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
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Impact statement from DPB (HB737)
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Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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Assigned HWI sub: Health
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Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102533D
Sponsors
- Vivian E. Watts · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Brewer, Emily M. | — | Yea |
| Betsy B. Carr | — | Yea |
| C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Cox, M. Kirkland | — | Yea |
| Fariss, C. Matthew | — | Yea |
| Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" | — | Yea |
| Luke E. Torian | — | Not Voting |
| Paul E. Krizek | — | Yea |
| Sickles, Mark D. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Adams, Dawn M. | — | Yea |
| Aird, Lashrecse D. | — | Yea |
| Avoli, G. "John" | — | Yea |
| Bell, Robert B. | — | Yea |
| C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Yea |
| Edmunds, James E., II | — | Yea |
| Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. | — | Yea |
| Guzman, Elizabeth R. | — | Yea |
| Karrie K. Delaney | — | Yea |
| Kathy K.L. Tran | — | Yea |
| Levine, Mark H. | — | Yea |
| M. Keith Hodges | — | Yea |
| Marcia S. "Cia" Price | — | Yea |
| Orrock, Robert D., Sr. | — | Yea |
| Patrick A. Hope | — | Yea |
| Robinson, Roxann L. | — | Yea |
| Rodney T. Willett | — | Yea |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Yea |
| Samirah, Ibraheem S. | — | Yea |
| Sickles, Mark D. | — | Yea |
| Wendell S. Walker | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Orrock, Robert D., Sr. | — | Yea |
| Edmunds, James E., II | — | Yea |
| C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Kathy K.L. Tran | — | Yea |
| Kimberly Pope Adams | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Sickles | — | Not Voting |
| Patrick A. Hope | — | Yea |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 737 do?
- Nursing home standards of care. Requires regulations establishing the staffing and care standards in nursing homes to require a minimum number of hours of direct care servicesto each resident per 24-hour period, which minimum increases in specifiedphases from 3.5 hours to 4.1 hours.
- Who sponsors HB 737?
- HB 737 is sponsored by Vivian E. Watts.
- What is the current status of HB 737?
- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 737?
- Track HB 737 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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