# Virginia SB1177: Critical access hospitals; swing beds.

Virginia SB1177, Critical access hospitals; swing beds., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David R. Suetterlein (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-19 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0135)) (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 SB1177
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Critical access hospitals; swing beds.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-03-19, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0135)
- Sponsor: David R. Suetterlein (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (209 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Certificate of public need; exception; critical access hospitals; swing beds; sunset. Allows critical access hospitals to utilize an average of up to 10 swing beds per day, calculated over the hospital's fiscal year, without obtaining a certificate of public need. Under current law, critical access hospitals may only use up to 10 percent of beds as swing beds. The bill directs the State Commissioner of Health to collect data annually from critical access hospitals that use fiscal year averaging for swing beds and make such data publicly available. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2028. This bill is identical to HB 1552.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David R. Suetterlein (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-03-19: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0135) (Governor)
- 2025-03-19: Approved by Governor-Chapter 135 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1177) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1177ER) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-14: Passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-14: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-13: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-11: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-02-05: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-05: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-28: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Engrossed by Senate (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1177) (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103595D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071419.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071418.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054652.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054651.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018112.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018111.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/1071419.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071418.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054652.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054651.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018112.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018111.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-SB1177-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).