# Virginia HB2198: Prescribed pediatric extended care centers; licensure, regulation. Virginia HB2198, Prescribed pediatric extended care centers; licensure, regulation., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Delores L. McQuinn (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0451)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2198-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2198 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Prescribed pediatric extended care centers; licensure, regulation. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0451) - Sponsor: Delores L. McQuinn (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 15 (610 yes, 96 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Prescribed pediatric extended care centers; licensure; regulation. Authorizes the State Board of Health to license prescribed pediatric extended care centers, defined as nonresidential health care service centers that provide a link in the continuum of care for medically dependent or technologically dependent children. The bill establishes the scope of services offered by such centers and requirements for operation, management, staffing, facilities, and maintenance and directs the Board to promulgate emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Delores L. McQuinn (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-22 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-22 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 0 | 96 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-01-30 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (54) - 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0451) (Governor) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 451 (Effective 07/01/26) (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2198) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled bill reprinted 25106461D (House) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2198ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-22: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-22: Amended by conference committee - 2025-02-22: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (38-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senators: Favola, Boysko, Pillion (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Delegates: McQuinn, Sickles, Wachsmann (House) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2025-02-20: House acceded to request (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate requested conference committee (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N) (House) - 2025-02-20: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2198) (House) - 2025-02-19: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Committee substitute printed 25107614D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-04: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-02-03: Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-03: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-02: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2198) (House) - 2025-01-31: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-30: Committee substitute printed 25106461D-H1 (House) - 2025-01-30: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-30: Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources (House) - 2025-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2198) (House) - 2025-01-20: Assigned sub: Health (House) - 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101638D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1076872.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1076871.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1070304.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1070303.PDF) - Conference Report, 2025-02-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067569.HTML) - Substitute, 2025-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059456.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059455.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054513.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054512.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034889.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034888.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033905.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033904.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015510.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015509.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 - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1076872.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1076871.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1070304.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1070303.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067569.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059456.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059455.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054513.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054512.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034889.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034888.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033905.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033904.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015510.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015509.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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2198-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).