2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB2198: Prescribed pediatric extended care centers; licensure, regulation.
Legislative Summary
Prescribed pediatric extended care centers; licensure; regulation. Authorizes the State Board of Health to license prescribed pediatric extended care centers, defined as nonresidential health care service centers that provide a link in the continuum of care for medically dependent or technologically dependent children. The bill establishes the scope of services offered by such centers and requirements for operation, management, staffing, facilities, and maintenance and directs the Board to promulgate emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
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Bill History
1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101638D
House of Delegates
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
1/20/2025
Assigned sub: Health
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2198)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106461D-H1
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2198)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/2/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/7/2025
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
Senate
2/13/2025
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Committee substitute printed 25107614D-S1
Senate
2/19/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2198)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/19/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/20/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/20/2025
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/20/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
2/20/2025
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate requested conference committee
Senate
2/20/2025
House acceded to request
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Conferees appointed by House
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Delegates: McQuinn, Sickles, Wachsmann
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate
2/20/2025
Senators: Favola, Boysko, Pillion
Senate
2/22/2025
Amended by conference committee
2/22/2025
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/22/2025
Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2198ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled bill reprinted 25106461D
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2198)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 451 (Effective 07/01/26)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0451)
Roll Call Votes
Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
2/22/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/22/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
2/20/2025
0
Yea
96
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/19/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
1/31/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
1/30/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Democrat: 17
Primary Sponsor
Delores McQuinn
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (16)
Nadarius Clark
Democrat
Kelly Convirs-Fowler
Democrat
Rae Cousins
Democrat
Michael Feggans
Democrat
C.E. Hayes
Democrat
Rozia Henson
Democrat
Michael Jones
Democrat
Karen Keys-Gamarra
Democrat
Destiny LeVere Bolling
Democrat
Marty Martinez
Democrat
Candi Mundon King
Democrat
Holly Seibold
Democrat
Irene Shin
Democrat
Lamont Bagby
Democrat
Jennifer Boysko
Democrat
Barbara Favola
Democrat