# Virginia HB1552: Critical access hospitals; swing beds.

Virginia HB1552, Critical access hospitals; swing beds., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bill Wiley (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-19 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0114)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1552-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1552
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Critical access hospitals; swing beds.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-11-14
- Last action: 2025-03-19, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0114)
- Sponsor: Bill Wiley (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (217 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Certificate of public need; exception; critical access hospitals; swing beds; sunset. Allows critical access hospitals to utilize an average of up to 10 swing beds per day, calculated over the hospital's fiscal year, without obtaining a certificate of public need. Under current law, critical access hospitals may only use up to 10 percent of beds as swing beds. The bill directs the State Commissioner of Health to collect data annually from critical access hospitals that use fiscal year averaging for swing beds and make such data publicly available. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2028. This bill is identical to SB 1177.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill Wiley (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-23 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 7 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (30)

- 2025-03-19: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0114) (Governor)
- 2025-03-19: Approved by Governor-Chapter 114 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 2025-02-18: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-02-18: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025 (House)
- 2025-02-15: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1552) (House)
- 2025-02-12: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1552ER) (House)
- 2025-02-12: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-02-12: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-10: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Read third time (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1552) (House)
- 2025-01-30: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-28: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2025-01-28: Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to (House)
- 2025-01-28: Read second time (House)
- 2025-01-27: Read first time (House)
- 2025-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1552) (House)
- 2025-01-23: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-23: Committee substitute printed 25103954D-H1 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-13: Assigned sub: Health (House)
- 2024-11-14: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2024-11-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100479D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071311.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071310.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046087.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046086.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024655.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024654.PDF)
- Introduced, 2024-11-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011522.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011521.PDF)

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- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071311.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071310.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046087.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046086.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024655.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024654.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011522.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1011521.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1552-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).