VA HB5041 | 2020 | 1st Special Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 24-6)
Status: Passed on October 21 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-10-21 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0010)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and hospices; visitation; public health emergency. Requires the Board of Health to amend regulations governing nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and hospices to require that, during a public health emergency related to COVID-19, each nursing home, certified nursing facility, and hospice establish a protocol to allow each patient to receive visits, consistent with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and as directed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Board of Health. The bill contains an emergency clause and requires the Department of Health to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the act to be effective within 280 days of its enactment.

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Title

Nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and hospice facilities; public health emergency, etc.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-10-02 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-09-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-09-25 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-09-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-09-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-09-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-08-28 - House - House: VOTE: Passage Emergency (94-Y 0-N) (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-08-25 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-10-21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0010)
2020-10-21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 10 (effective 10/21/20)
2020-10-14 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., October 21, 2020
2020-10-14HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on October 14, 2020
2020-10-07SenateSigned by President
2020-10-07HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-10-07HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB5041ER)
2020-10-07HouseEnrolled
2020-10-02HouseVOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
2020-10-02HouseSenate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
2020-10-02HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-09-29HousePassed by for the day
2020-09-25SenatePassed Senate with amendments (36-Y 0-N)
2020-09-25SenateReconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
2020-09-25SenatePassed Senate with amendments (35-Y 0-N)
2020-09-25SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute
2020-09-25SenateCommittee amendments agreed to
2020-09-25SenateReading of amendments waived
2020-09-25SenateRead third time
2020-09-24SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
2020-09-22SenateReported from Education and Health with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
2020-09-02SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-09-02SenateRead first time
2020-08-28HouseVOTE: Passage Emergency (94-Y 0-N)
2020-08-28HouseRead third time and passed House (94-Y 0-N)
2020-08-27HouseEngrossed bill reprinted 20201010D-EH1
2020-08-27HousePrinted as engrossed 20201010D-EH1
2020-08-27HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB5041EH1
2020-08-27HouseAmendments by Delegate Head agreed to
2020-08-27HouseEmergency clause added
2020-08-27HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 20201010D-H1
2020-08-27HouseRead second time
2020-08-26HouseRead first time
2020-08-25HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2020-08-25HouseCommittee substitute printed 20201010D-H1
2020-08-17HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2020-08-17HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200220D

Same As/Similar To

SB5042 (Same As) 2020-10-21 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0011)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
321127(n/a)See Bill Text
321138(n/a)See Bill Text
321138.1(n/a)See Bill Text
6321732(n/a)See Bill Text
6321805(n/a)See Bill Text
6321808(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+sum+HB5041
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+HB5041+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+HB5041H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+HB5041EH1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+HB5041ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+CHAP0010+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+H12V0006+HB5041
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+HV0035+HB5041
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+S04V0026+HB5041
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0139HB5041+HB5041
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0144HB5041+HB5041
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0145HB5041+HB5041
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+SV0146HB5041+HB5041
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+vot+HV0106+HB5041

Bill Comments

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