# Virginia SB1152: Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; professional liability insurance, proof of coverage.

Virginia SB1152, Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; professional liability insurance, proof of coverage., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mark D. Obenshain (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0330)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1152
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; professional liability insurance, proof of coverage.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0330)
- Sponsor: Mark D. Obenshain (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (260 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; professional liability insurance. Specifies that the required minimum amount of professional liability coverage and general liability coverage for nursing homes and certified nursing facilities is the amount per occurrence. The bill requires nursing homes and certified nursing facilities to provide at licensure renewal or have available to the Board of Health proof of such coverage.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark D. Obenshain (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Passed House with substitute Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 14 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (38)

- 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0330) (Governor)
- 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 330 (Effective 07/01/25) (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 (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1152) (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1152ER) (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-19: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Passed House with substitute Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-18: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2025-02-18: Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to (House)
- 2025-02-18: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-17: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1152) (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Committee substitute printed 25107157D-H1 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-07: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-07: Assigned sub: Health (House)
- 2025-02-07: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-02-07: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1152) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Committee substitute printed 25106140D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1152) (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102460D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072584.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072583.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066388.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066387.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050282.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050281.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046399.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046398.PDF)
- Amendment, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034662.HTML)
- Substitute, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035179.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035680.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035178.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035679.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028621.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028620.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018380.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018379.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/1072584.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072583.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066388.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066387.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050282.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1050281.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046399.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046398.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034662.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035179.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035680.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035178.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035679.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028621.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028620.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018380.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018379.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-SB1152-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).