# Virginia SB1259: VCU Health System Authority; changes relating to board of directors and chief executive officer.

Virginia SB1259, VCU Health System Authority; changes relating to board of directors and chief executive officer., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lamont Bagby (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-05-02 (Vetoed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1259-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1259
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: VCU Health System Authority; changes relating to board of directors and chief executive officer.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-05-02, Vetoed by Governor
- Sponsor: Lamont Bagby (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (352 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority; board of directors; chief executive officer. Makes several changes relating to the board of directors and the chief executive officer of the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority (the Authority), including (i) reducing from 19 to 13 the number of appointed members on the board of directors and adding the chief executive officer of the Authority as an ex officio member with voting privileges, thereby reducing from 21 to 16 the total number of board members; (ii) changing from voting to nonvoting the nature of the membership of the President of Virginia Commonwealth University (the University) on the board of directors and prohibiting rather than requiring, as under current law, the President of the University from serving as chairman of the board of directors; (iii) lengthening the terms of all members of the board of directors from three years to four years; (iv) adding demonstrated experience or expertise in finance or commercial real estate as options for satisfying the required qualifications for certain appointed members and requiring each enumerated area of demonstrated experience or expertise to be represented amongst such appointed members at any given time; (v) requiring the biennial election of a chairman and vice-chairman of the board of directors, requiring such chairman and vice-chairman to have served for at least two years on the board of directors, and prohibiting any employee of the University, employee of the Authority, member of the board of visitors of the University, or legislative member from serving as chairman; (vi) prohibiting rather than permitting, as under current law, the Senior Vice-President for Health Sciences of the University from serving as chief executive officer of the Authority but requiring the Senior Vice-President for Health Sciences to regularly communicate and collaborate with such chief executive officer to support the mutual interests and success of the University and the Authority; (vii) providing that no further action shall be taken if a majority of each of the three-member committees appointed by the board of directors of the Authority and the board of visitors of the University do not agree on the removal of the chief executive officer of the Authority within 30 days of the appointment of the committees by each board; and (viii) providing that in the event that a majority of the members of each committee do not agree on the selection or conditions of appointment of the chief executive officer within 30 days of the appointment of the committees by each board, then the process set forth in statute shall be repeated until such selection has been made or such conditions of appointment have been determined. Current law requires the President of the University to make a binding decision in the event of any such disagreement. This bill is identical to HB 2161.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lamont Bagby (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | House Amendment agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Passed House with amendment Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Passed House with amendment Block Vote | pass | 95 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Reported from Education with amendment(s) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 10 | 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 | pass | 11 | 1 | 2 |

## Actions (39)

- 2025-05-02: Vetoed by Governor (Governor)
- 2025-04-02: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-04-02: Communicated to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Governor's substitute printed (SB1259S1) (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Governor's substitute printed (SB1259S1) (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Governor's recommendation received by Senate (Governor)
- 2025-03-05: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-05: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1259) (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1259ER) (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-18: House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Passed by temporarily (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Passed House with amendment Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-17: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House (House)
- 2025-02-17: Passed House with amendment Block Vote (95-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-17: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2025-02-17: Education Amendment agreed to (House)
- 2025-02-17: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-14: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-12: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-07: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-07: Assigned Educ sub: Higher Education (House)
- 2025-02-07: Referred to Committee on Education (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: Read second time and engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1259) (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: Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 1-N 2-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104409D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Veto Explanation, 2025-05-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1080120.HTML)
- Substitute, 2025-03-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074717.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074716.PDF)
- Gov Recommendation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074239.HTML)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060756.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060755.PDF)
- Amendment, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055099.HTML)
- Amendment, 2025-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047806.HTML)
- Amendment, 2025-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1044744.HTML)
- Amendment, 2025-02-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043933.HTML)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018550.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018549.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
- [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1080120.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074717.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074716.PDF)
- [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074239.HTML)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060756.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060755.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055099.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047806.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1044744.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1043933.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018550.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018549.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-SB1259-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).