VA SB392 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 4 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0505)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 4 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0505)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Hospitals; emergency departments; licensed physicians. Requires any hospital with an emergency department to have at least one licensed physician on duty and physically present at all times. Current law requires such hospitals to have a licensed physician on call, though not necessarily physically present on the premises, at all times. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025 and is identical to
Title
Hospitals; emergency departments to have at least one licensed physician on duty at all times.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-22 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 2-N) (Y: 36 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (63-Y 36-N) (Y: 63 N: 36 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-15 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (63-Y 36-N) (Y: 63 N: 36 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-15 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-04 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0505) | |
| 2024-04-04 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 505 (effective 7/1/25) | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB392ER) |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | House amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 2-N) |
| 2024-02-20 | House | VOTE: Passage (63-Y 36-N) |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Passed House with amendment (63-Y 36-N) |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Engrossed by House as amended |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Read third time |
| 2024-02-19 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 24103092D-E |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB392E |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-30 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-25 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-01-25 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-15 | Senate | Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103092D |
Same As/Similar To
HB353 (Similar To) 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0441)
