Nursing homes; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license, civil penalty.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 32.1-126.6, relating to nursing homes; change of operator; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license; civil penalty.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Nursing homes; change of operator; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license; civil penalty. Requires a person taking over the daily operations and management of a nursing home when change of ownership or control occurs to apply to the Commissioner of Health for a change of operator license. The bill establishes the requirements for the application for and for the granting of such license and establishes a civil penalty for failing to provide the Commissioner with info
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 12, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 415 (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
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Barbara A. Favola
Recorded votes
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 98, X 1
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 21, X 1
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 15
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-22 · P · Y 14, X 1
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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