Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1978: Assisted living facility administrators; Joint Commission on Health Care to study licensure.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1978 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Assisted living facility administrators; Joint Commission on Health Care to study licensure. Primary sponsor: Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 29, 2025): Tabled in Rules (14-Y 0-N).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Joint Commission on Health Care; licensure of assisted living facility administrators; study; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to conduct a study on licensure of assisted living facility administrators. The bill requires the Commission to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2025.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Jane Cohen | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 15 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Tabled in Rules (14-Y 0-N)
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1978)
- Referred to Committee on Rules
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104455D