Virginia Senate Bill 279

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-25 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority; board of directors membership; powers and duties; capital projects; issuance of bonds. Provides for a number of reforms related to the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority. The bill reduces the number of members serving on the Authority's board of directors and the number of physician-faculty members that are required to serve on the board, requires persons who are appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Senate Committee on Rules to be nonlegislative citizen members, and changes the term of office for board members. Additionally, the bill amends the Authority's powers and duties to provide outside oversight of certain actions taken or contemplated by the Authority. The Authority is required to notify the Governor, the Secretary of Finance, and the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees prior to seeking financing or incurring debt or entering into a contract related to hospital facilities and other projects. Further, the Authority is required to conduct a comprehensive financial and risk analysis for every proposed capital project and, for capital projects exceeding $15 million, to consult with the Secretary of Finance and the Department of Planning and Budget on various details, in addition to notifying the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees and providing specific information related to the capital project.

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority; board of directors membership.

Sen. Glen Sturtevant [R]

2024-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-25	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2024-01-19	Senate	Assigned Education and Health Sub: Higher Education
2024-01-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2024-01-09	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104928D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	1	2402	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	1	2404	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	1	2413	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	1	2418	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB279
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB279+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24105904A.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB279F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S04V0062+SB0279