Virginia House Bill 608 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Health Enterprise Zone Program and Fund. Establishes the Health Enterprise Zone Program and Fund to target state resources to (i) reduce racial, ethnic, and geographic health disparities; (ii) improve access to health care in underserved communities; (iii) reduce hospital admission and readmission rates; and (iv) reduce health care costs in the Commonwealth. The bill establishes eligibility criteria for localities seeking designation as health enterprise zones and provides for the payment of funds from the Health Enterprise Zone Fund to designated localities for (a) implementation of strategies and interventions proposed in the application for designation as a health enterprise zone and (b) provision of education loan repayment assistance or financial assistance to defray the cost of capital improvements or equipment purchase by health care providers in the health enterprise zone, as described in the application for designation as a health enterprise zone. The bill requires the State Department of Health to report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committees on Finance and Education and Health on the status of the Program. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2025.

Health Enterprise Zone Program and Fund; established, report.

Del. Jason Miyares [R]

2020-02-05 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-11	House	Left in Appropriations
2020-02-05	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N)
2020-01-30	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2020-01-30	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
2020-01-30	House	Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
2020-01-30	House	Committee substitute printed 20106117D-H1
2020-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2020-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2020-01-17	House	Assigned HWI sub: Health
2020-01-06	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2020-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101235D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
32	1	73.13	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	73.14	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB608
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB608+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB608H1+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1201V0019+HB0608
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H12V0076+HB0608
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0205V0050+HB0608