Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted

HB717 — Nursing homes; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license, civil penalty.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0414)

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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 31, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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

Bill Text

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How this bill changes current law

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Compared against the Code of Virginia as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Code of Virginia: 32.1-126.6.

  • 32.1-126.6

    A. As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning:

    Inserts “A. As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning:”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    "Entering operator" means the person that takes over the daily operations and management of a nursing home when change of ownership or control occurs.

    Inserts “"Entering operator" means the person that takes over the daily operations and management of a nursing home when change of ownership or control occurs.”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    "Exiting operator" means (i) an operator that will cease to be the operator of a nursing

    Inserts “"Exiting operator" means (i) an operator that will cease to be the operator of a nursing”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    home

    Inserts “home”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    on the effective date of a change of operat

    Inserts “on the effective date of a change of operat”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    or

    Inserts “or”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    ,

    Inserts “,”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    (ii) an operator that will cease to be the operator of a nursing

    Inserts “(ii) an operator that will cease to be the operator of a nursing”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    home

    Inserts “home”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    on the effective date of a facility closure

    Inserts “on the effective date of a facility closure”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    ,

    Inserts “,”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    (iii) an operator of a nursing

    Inserts “(iii) an operator of a nursing”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    home

    Inserts “home”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    that is undergoing or has undergone a voluntary withdrawal of participation

    Inserts “that is undergoing or has undergone a voluntary withdrawal of participation”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    ,

    Inserts “,”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    or (iv) an operator of a nursing

    Inserts “or (iv) an operator of a nursing”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    home

    Inserts “home”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    that is undergoing or has

    Inserts “that is undergoing or has”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    undergone an involuntary termination.

    Inserts “undergone an involuntary termination.”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    "Operator" means the person

    Inserts “"Operator" means the person”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    that

    Inserts “that”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    is responsible for or arranges for the operation and management of a nursing

    Inserts “is responsible for or arranges for the operation and management of a nursing”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    home

    Inserts “home”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    licensed pursuant to

    Inserts “licensed pursuant to”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    this article.

    Inserts “this article.”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    "Owner" means a person that has at least five percent ownership or interest, either directly, indirectly, or in any combination, in any of the foll

    Inserts “"Owner" means a person that has at least five percent ownership or interest, either directly, indirectly, or in any combination, in any of the foll”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    owing:

    Inserts “owing:”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    1. The land on which the nursing home is located;

    Inserts “1. The land on which the nursing home is located;”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    2. The structure in which the nursing home is located;

    Inserts “2. The structure in which the nursing home is located;”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    3. Any mortgage, contract for deed, or other obligation secured in whole or in part by the land or structure on or

    Inserts “3. Any mortgage, contract for deed, or other obligation secured in whole or in part by the land or structure on or”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    in which the nursing home is located; or

    Inserts “in which the nursing home is located; or”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    4.

    Inserts “4.”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    A

    Inserts “A”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    ny lease or sublease of the land or structure on or in which the nursing home is located.

    Inserts “ny lease or sublease of the land or structure on or in which the nursing home is located.”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    "

    Inserts “"”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    O

    Inserts “O”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    wner" does not include a holder of a debenture or bond related to the nursing home and purchased at public issue or a regulated lender that has made a loan related to the nursing home unless the holder or lender operates the nursing home directly or through a subsidiary.

    Inserts “wner" does not include a holder of a debenture or bond related to the nursing home and purchased at public issue or a regulated lender that has made a loan related to the nursing home unless the holder or lender operates the nursing home directly or through a subsidiary.”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    "Provider" means an operator

    Inserts “"Provider" means an operator”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    that

    Inserts “that”.

  • 32.1-126.6

    has a current, signed participation agreement with

    Inserts “has a current, signed participation agreement with”.

Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0414)

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

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

  4. H Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  5. H Signed by Speaker

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

  7. S Signed by President

  8. H Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB717ER)

  9. H Enrolled

  10. S Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  11. S Read third time

  12. S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

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

  14. S Rules suspended

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

  16. S Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

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

  18. S Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  19. S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

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

  21. H Read second time and engrossed

  22. H Read first time

  23. H Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

  24. H Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

  25. H Placed on Appropriations Agenda

  26. H Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources

  27. H Referred to Committee on Appropriations

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

  29. H Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda

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

  31. H Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda

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

  33. H Assigned sub: Health Professions

  34. H Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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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.

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Votes

Passed Senate

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luther Cifers, III — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Michael J. Jones — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading)

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luther Cifers, III — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Michael J. Jones — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

Official roll call →

Reported from Finance and Appropriations

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Not Voting
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea

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Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Not Voting
Todd E. Pillion — Yea

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Read third time and passed House

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 97003
Total 97003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Yea
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Not Voting
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Yea
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
Eric Phillips — Yea
Eric R. Zehr — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Hillary Pugh Kent — Yea
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Not Voting
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Yea
Karen Hamilton — Yea
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Madison Whittle — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Mitchell Cornett — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Not Voting
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Timothy P. Griffin — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Will Davis — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Yea

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Reported from Appropriations

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea

Official roll call →

Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21001
Total 21001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Irene Shin — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Mitchell Cornett — Yea
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Nicole Cole — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Not Voting
Wren M. Williams — Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB717 do?
Nursing homes; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license, civil penalty.
Who sponsors HB717?
HB717 is sponsored by Rodney T. Willett.
What is the current status of HB717?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2026. Enacted.
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