2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB1446: Certified nursing facilities; minimum staffing standards, administrative sanctions.
Legislative Summary
Minimum staffing standards for certified nursing facilities; administrative sanctions. Sets nursing staffing requirements for certified nursing facilities, imposes administrative sanctions on a certified nursing facility if it does not comply with the staffing requirements, provides for exemptions to the administrative sanctions under certain circumstances, and directs the promulgation of regulations consistent with the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025.
Bill History
12/21/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100408D
House of Delegates
12/21/2022
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
House of Delegates
1/17/2023
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
1/17/2023
Committee substitute printed 23104725D-H1
House of Delegates
1/17/2023
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
1/18/2023
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
House of Delegates
1/24/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
Committee substitute printed 23105312D-H2
House of Delegates
1/27/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions substitute rejected 23104725D-H1
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 23105312D-H2
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1446H2
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
Read third time and passed House (95-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
VOTE: Passage (95-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
2/1/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/1/2023
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/9/2023
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/9/2023
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate
2/14/2023
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/14/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/15/2023
Read third time
Senate
2/15/2023
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2023
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/20/2023
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1446ER)
House of Delegates
2/20/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/21/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/2/2023
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
House of Delegates
3/2/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/24/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 482 (effective - see bill)
3/24/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0482)
Amendments
Substitute for Committee: Appropriations, Subcommittee: Health & Human Resources
Substitute for Committee: Appropriations, Subcommittee: Health & Human Resources
1/24/2023Not Adopted
Amendment(s) for HB1446 for Committee: Health, Welfare and Institutions
Amendment(s) for HB1446 for Committee: Health, Welfare and Institutions
1/17/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/15/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2/14/2023
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/14/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2/9/2023
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Passage (95-Y 2-N)
1/31/2023
95
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
1/25/2023
20
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
1/24/2023
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
1/17/2023
20
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/24/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 14
Democrat: 14
Primary Sponsor

Robert Orrock
Republican
Co-Sponsors (27)
Vivian Watts
Democrat
Dawn Adams
Democrat
John Avoli
Republican
Betsy Carr
Democrat
Mike Cherry
Republican
Nadarius Clark
Democrat
Carrie Coyner
Republican
Eileen Filler-Corn
Democrat
Hyland Fowler
Republican
C.E. Hayes
Democrat
Keith Hodges
Republican
Patrick Hope
Democrat
Clinton Jenkins
Democrat
Kaye Kory
Democrat
James Leftwich
Republican
Israel O'Quinn
Republican
Marcia Price
Democrat
Sam Rasoul
Democrat
Chris Runion
Republican
Irene Shin
Democrat
Mark Sickles
Democrat
Shelly Simonds
Democrat
Wendell Walker
Republican
Michael Webert
Republican
Bill Wiley
Republican
Wren Williams
Republican
Thomas Wright
Republican