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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 555: Nursing homes; periodic medical visits and resident assessments.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 555 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Nursing homes; periodic medical visits and resident assessments. Primary sponsor: Glen Sturtevant (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 24, 2026): Incorporated by Health and Human Services (SB429-Head) (Voice Vote).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Nursing homes; periodic medical visits and resident assessments. Requires all nursing homes to notify the resident of a nursing home, the resident's family, and the Department of Health if a federally required physician visit does not take place. The bill also requires each nursing home to conduct a comprehensive assessment on an annual basis to determine each resident's needs and describe each resident's capability to perform daily life functions. Such assessments must be reviewed at least once every 92 days, and more frequently in the event of a significant change in the resident's physical or mental condition.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Glen SturtevantPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Mike CherryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Delores McQuinnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Incorporated by Health and Human Services (SB429-Head) (Voice Vote)
  2. Assigned sub: Health
  3. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
  4. Read first time
  5. Placed on Calendar
  6. Blank Action
  7. Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
  8. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
  9. Rules suspended
  10. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  11. Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
  12. Read second time

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source