# Virginia HB1337: State Health Services Plan Task Force; designated areas of state in need of additional project.

Virginia HB1337, State Health Services Plan Task Force; designated areas of state in need of additional project., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1337-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1337
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: State Health Services Plan Task Force; designated areas of state in need of additional project.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779)
- Sponsor: Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (217 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

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 SB 239.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Faster state review for health project certificates: benefit, low. The law creates an expedited application and review process for certain health project certificates. It applies to projects the state reviews under subdivision A 5 of § 32.1-102.2. The Board of Health must set clear criteria the State Health Commissioner uses to approve or deny expedited applicatio…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 779 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1337) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1337ER) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-09: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-15: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1337) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Committee substitute printed 26107657D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1337) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned sub: Health (House)
- 2026-01-19: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-01-19: Presented and ordered printed 26105451D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222788.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222787.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194258.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194257.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143368.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143367.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138806.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139399.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138805.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139398.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090160.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090159.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222788.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222787.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194258.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194257.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143368.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143367.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138806.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139399.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138805.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139398.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090160.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090159.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1337-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).