VA HB2219 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0291)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Nursing homes; truth in advertising for inspections, surveys, and investigations. Requires that if inspection, survey, or investigation data is used in an advertisement regarding nursing homes, the advertisement also include the following information: (i) the date on which the survey, inspection, or investigation was conducted; (ii) a statement that the facility is required to submit a plan of correction in response to any and all statements of deficiencies; (iii) if a finding or deficiency cited in a statement of deficiencies has been corrected, a statement that the finding or deficiency has been corrected and the date on which the finding or deficiency was corrected; and (iv) a statement that the advertisement publication is not authorized or endorsed by the Virginia Department of Health, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Office of the Inspector General, or any other governmental agency. The bill provides that failure to include this required information constitutes a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also requires that such information be in the same font, color, and size as the other text in the advertisement. This bill is identical to SB 1217.

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Title

Nursing homes; truth in advertising for inspections, surveys, and investigations.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (82-Y 15-N 1-A) (Y: 82 N: 15 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-03-08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0291)
2019-03-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 291 (effective 7/1/19)
2019-02-28 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-02-28HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 28, 2019
2019-02-21SenateSigned by President
2019-02-21HouseSigned by Speaker
2019-02-21HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB2219ER)
2019-02-21HouseEnrolled
2019-02-18SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-18SenateRead third time
2019-02-15SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2019-02-14SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2019-02-08SenateRereferred to Education and Health
2019-02-08SenateRereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
2019-02-06SenateReferred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2019-02-06SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2019-02-05HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (82-Y 15-N 1-A)
2019-02-05HouseRead third time and passed House (82-Y 15-N 1-A)
2019-02-04HousePrinted as engrossed 19102129D-E
2019-02-04HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB2219E
2019-02-04HouseAmendments by Delegate Orrock agreed to
2019-02-04HouseRead second time
2019-02-01HouseRead first time
2019-01-31HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (17-Y 5-N)
2019-01-08HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2019-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102129D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
321126(n/a)See Bill Text
591198(n/a)See Bill Text
591200(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2219
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2219+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2219E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2219ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0291+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H12V0095+HB2219
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2440+HB2219
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S09V0076+HB2219
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S04V0240+HB2219
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0724HB2219+HB2219
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0743HB2219+HB2219

Bill Comments

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