State Health Services Plan Task Force; designated areas of state in need of additional project.
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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to direct the State Health Services Plan Task Force to develop recommendations for designating areas of the state with identifiable need for certain projects and expedited review criteria for those projects and to direct the Board of Health to update regulations implementing expedited...” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Certificate of public need; expedited review of certain projects; duties of the State Health Services Plan Task Force. Directs the State Health Services Plan Task Force to develop recommendations for designating areas of the state with an identifiable need for additional projects, taking into account numerous barriers of access to health care. The bill also directs the Board of Health to promulgate updated regulations for expedited application and review processes for certain projects. This bill
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 779 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
15
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Nadarius E. ClarkMark C. Downey Jessica L. AndersonBonita G. AnthonyNicole ColeRozia A. Henson, Jr.Marty MartinezDelores Oates Charlie SchmidtPhillip A. ScottIrene ShinRichard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.Virgil ThorntonSaddam Azlan SalimGlen H. Sturtevant, Jr.
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 14, X 1
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 97, X 3
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 8, X 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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