Certificate of public need; criteria for determining need.
Summary
Certificate of public need; criteria for determining need. Makes clear that in determining whether a public need for a proposed project has been demonstrated the State Health Commissioner shall consider the impact of the proposed project on all people to whom services may be provided and not only residents of the service area. This bill is identical to SB 279.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 10, 2020
Signed Mar 31, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 7, 2020
How they voted
30–9
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 3, 2020
D
Democratic21
90% Yea
R
Republican19
57% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Mar 31, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 558 (effective 7/1/20)
Mar 3, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N 1-A)
Mar 3, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N 1-A)
Feb 27, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Education and Health (7-Y 5-N)
Feb 10, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Feb 7, 2020
House of Delegates · Passed
Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
Feb 4, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
Feb 3, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
Jan 20, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned HWI sub: Health
Jan 10, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
Jan 10, 2020
House of Delegates · Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105314D
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cliff Hayes
DDemocratic
Co
Jay Leftwich
RRepublican
Co
Sam Rasoul
DDemocratic
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