# Virginia HB1332: Regional Care Compacts Pilot Program; established, report.

Virginia HB1332, Regional Care Compacts Pilot Program; established, report., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1332-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1332
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Regional Care Compacts Pilot Program; established, report.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-18
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health & Human Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Regional Care Compacts Pilot Program established; workforce development; certified nurse aides; licensed practical nurses; report. Directs the Department of Health to establish the Regional Care Compacts Pilot Program to permit health care entities to enter into compacts, as defined by the bill, to incentivize health care workforce development. The bill permits such compacts to engage in workforce development activities, pool resources, enter into agreements with other entities to expand training and placement capacity, establish shared goals, and share workforce data in accordance with applicable privacy laws. The bill directs the Department to provide technical assistance and permits the Department to administer the Program in coordination with the Department of Health Professions, the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority, and other relevant entities. The bill requires compacts to report to the Department on their activities and requires the Department to submit a consolidated report to the Governor and General Assembly each year by December 1.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic), House

## Actions (10)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-11: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Continued to 2027 in Appropriations (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1332) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources (House)
- 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned sub: Health Professions (House)
- 2026-01-18: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-01-18: Presented and ordered printed 26103366D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229293.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229292.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229293.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229292.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1332-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).