# Virginia HB1978: Assisted living facility administrators; Joint Commission on Health Care to study licensure.

Virginia HB1978, Assisted living facility administrators; Joint Commission on Health Care to study licensure., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-29 (Tabled in Rules (14-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1978
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Assisted living facility administrators; Joint Commission on Health Care to study licensure.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-01-29, Tabled in Rules (14-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (14 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Joint Commission on Health Care; licensure of assisted living facility administrators; study; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to conduct a study on licensure of assisted living facility administrators. The bill requires the Commission to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2025.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Tabled in Rules | pass | 14 | 0 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2025-01-29: Tabled in Rules (14-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1978) (House)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104455D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014312.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014311.PDF)

## Related bills

- 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
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014312.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014311.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-HB1978-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).