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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 is identical to HB 1337.
Introduced
Jan 12, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB239)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB239ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Placed on Calendar
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB239)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Read second time
Committee substitute printed 26107192D-S1
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate subcommittee offered
Assigned Education sub: Health
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB239)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101885D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Christopher T. Head
Barbara A. Favola