Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 579: Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; professional liability insurance.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 579 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 10, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; professional liability insurance. Primary sponsor: Mark Obenshain (Republican). Most recent recorded action (November 19, 2024): Left in Education and Health.
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 and certified nursing facilities; professional liability insurance. Specifies that the required minimum amount of professional liability coverage for nursing homes and certified nursing facilities is the amount per occurrence. The bill also requires such coverage to be noneroding, i.e., the coverage limits are not reduced by legal costs.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Obenshain | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 2 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Education and Health
- Continued to 2025 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- Impact statement from DPB (SB579)
- Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health
- Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103088D