VA HB353 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 4 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0441)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 4 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0441)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Hospitals; emergency departments; licensed physicians. Requires any hospital with an emergency department to have at least one licensed physician on duty and physically present at all times. Current law requires such hospitals to have a licensed physician on call, though not necessarily physically present on the premises, at all times. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025 and is identical to
Title
Hospitals; emergency departments to have at least one licensed physician on duty at all times.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (81-Y 19-N) (Y: 81 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (81-Y 19-N) (Y: 81 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-04 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0441) | |
| 2024-04-04 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 441 (effective 7/1/25) | |
| 2024-03-27 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB353ER) |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-15 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-02-15 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-01-31 | House | VOTE: Passage (81-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Read third time and passed House (81-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Printed as engrossed 24100997D-E |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Engrossed by House as amended HB353E |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-17 | House | Assigned sub: Health |
| 2024-01-05 | House | Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services |
| 2024-01-05 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100997D |
Same As/Similar To
SB392 (Similar To) 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0505)
