# Virginia HB605: Nursing facilities; Joint Commission on Health Care shall evaluate workforce, report.

Virginia HB605, Nursing facilities; Joint Commission on Health Care shall evaluate workforce, report., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rodney T. Willett (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB605
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Nursing facilities; Joint Commission on Health Care shall evaluate workforce, report.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407)
- Sponsor: Rodney T. Willett (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (251 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Joint Commission on Health Care; evaluation of workforce in Virginia nursing facilities. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to evaluate the workforce in Virginia's nursing facilities and to develop recommendations on several topics outlined in the bill. The bill requires the Joint Commission to report its findings to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committees on Health and Human Services and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations by December 1, 2026.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rodney T. Willett (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407) (Governor)
- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor-Chapter 407 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-25: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-25: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB605) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB605ER) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-14: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-09: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions (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: committee substitute rejected (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB605) (House)
- 2026-02-15: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Committee substitute printed 26107976D-H2 (House)
- 2026-02-13: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Committee substitute printed 26107613D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources (House)
- 2026-02-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB605) (House)
- 2026-02-10: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-21: Assigned sub: Health Professions (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101934D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217839.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217838.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209047.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209046.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148705.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148127.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148126.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148704.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143311.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143310.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136508.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135945.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136507.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135944.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085146.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085145.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/1217839.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217838.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209047.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209046.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148705.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148127.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148126.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148704.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143311.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143310.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136508.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135945.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136507.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135944.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085146.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085145.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-HB605-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).