# Virginia HB222: Public pools; regulations. Virginia HB222, Public pools; regulations., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Patrick A. Hope (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-02 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0053)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB222-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB222 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Public pools; regulations. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-08 - Last action: 2026-04-02, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0053) - Sponsor: Patrick A. Hope (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (183 yes, 37 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Public pools; regulations. Directs the Board of Health to adopt regulations governing swimming pools and other water recreational facilities operated for public use, including swimming pools and other water recreational facilities operated in conjunction with a tourist facility or health spa. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Public pool safety rules ease posting requirements: mixed, low. Virginia’s Board of Health must set rules for public pools and other public water recreation sites, including tourist facilities and health spas. Rules must cover water treatment, disinfection, water-quality posting, safety equipment, upkeep, operations, staffing, and incident response. The law rem… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Patrick A. Hope (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 9 | 6 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 87 | 10 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) | pass | 20 | 2 | | | 2026-01-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-04-02: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0053) (Governor) - 2026-04-02: Approved by Governor-Chapter 53 (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) - 2026-03-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB222) (House) - 2026-03-06: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB222ER) (House) - 2026-03-06: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-06: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-02: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-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 (9-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Read third time and passed House (87-Y 10-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB222) (House) - 2026-01-27: Engrossed by House as amended (House) - 2026-01-27: committee amendments agreed to (House) - 2026-01-27: Read second time (House) - 2026-01-26: Read first time (House) - 2026-01-22: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N) (House) - 2026-01-20: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-01-20: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-16: Assigned sub: Health (House) - 2026-01-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB222) (House) - 2026-01-08: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2026-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101296D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1215507.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1215506.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194004.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194003.PDF) - Engrossed, 2026-01-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094387.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094386.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-01-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093675.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-01-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091381.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091410.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083140.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083139.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/1215507.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1215506.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194004.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194003.PDF) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094387.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094386.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093675.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091381.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091410.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083140.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083139.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) - [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-HB222-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).