SB358 • 2026

Continuing care providers; quarterly meeting requirements.

An Act to amend and reenact § 38.2-4910 of the Code of Virginia, relating to continuing care providers; quarterly meeting requirements.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: McDougle
Last action: 2026-04-13
Official status: Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify penalties for non-compliance with the new rules.

Quarterly Meetings for Continuing Care Providers

This act changes the rules for quarterly meetings at continuing care facilities, requiring two open meetings per year and certain individuals to attend.

What This Bill Does

Requires continuing care providers to hold at least two quarterly meetings each year that are open to all residents.
Mandates a board member who is not employed by the facility and the chief executive officer to attend in person at least one of these open meetings per year.

Who It Names or Affects

Residents of continuing care facilities
Providers and boards of directors of continuing care facilities

Terms To Know

Continuing Care Facility: A place that provides long-term healthcare services to residents.
Resident Representative: A resident chosen by other residents to speak on their behalf in meetings with facility management, participating as a non-voting advisor if requested.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the exact details of how these meetings should be organized or what happens if a provider fails to follow the new rules.
It is unclear whether there are penalties for providers who do not comply with the requirements set by this act.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SB358AC

2026-03-12 • Conference

Conference Report

Plain English: The amendment rejects a previous House Amendment and accepts a new one to resolve disagreements about Senate Bill No. 358.

Rejects the House Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (26108167D).
Accepts a new Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (26109714D) to address disagreements.

The official amendment text does not provide details about the content of the accepted and rejected amendments, making it hard to explain specific changes.
Further information is needed to understand the exact nature of the new Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (26109714D).

SB358AS1

2026-01-29 • Member

Senator McDougle Amendment

Plain English: The amendment allows continuing care facility boards to hold executive sessions without guest attendees for specific purposes like discussing personnel matters or legal issues, provided they follow certain procedures.

Boards can now meet privately (without guests) to discuss topics such as personnel issues, legal advice, contracts, and personal liability of members.
The board must state the reason for going into private session in a motion that is recorded in meeting minutes.
After an executive session, any decisions made during it need to be voted on again in a public meeting.

The amendment does not specify all details about how these meetings should operate or what happens if the board fails to follow the new rules.

SB358S1

2026-03-12 • Conference

Conference Report Substitute

Plain English: The amendment changes the requirements for quarterly meetings between continuing care facility management and residents by specifying that at least two meetings per year must include a board member or chief executive officer who is not employed at the facility, and one meeting must be open to all residents.

At least two of the quarterly meetings each year must involve a board member or equivalent leader from the provider who does not work at the facility.
One of these required meetings must be open to all residents of the facility.

The amendment text does not specify how the meetings will be conducted beyond requiring certain attendees and openness, leaving details like agenda items or discussion topics unspecified.

Bill History

2026-04-13 Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 621 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-13 Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 621 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-13 Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0621)
2026-04-01 Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB358)
2026-03-31 Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-31 House
Signed by Speaker
2026-03-31 Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-30 Senate
Signed by President
2026-03-30 Senate
Enrolled
2026-03-30 Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB358ER)
2026-03-19 Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB358)
2026-03-13 Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-13 House
Conference report agreed to by House (90-Y 5-N 0-A)
2026-03-12 Conference
Conference Report released
2026-03-06 House
Conferees appointed by House
2026-03-06 House
House Conferees: Watts, Willett, Walker
2026-03-03 Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate
2026-03-03 Senate
Senate Conferees: McDougle, McPike, Bagby
2026-03-03 Senate
Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-27 House
House insisted on substitute
2026-02-27 House
House requested conference committee
2026-02-26 Senate
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
2026-02-24 House
Read third time
2026-02-24 House
committee substitute agreed to
2026-02-24 House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2026-02-24 House
Passed House with substitute (89-Y 9-N 0-A)
2026-02-23 House
Read second time
2026-02-22 Labor and Commerce
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB358)
2026-02-19 Labor and Commerce
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (18-Y 2-N)
2026-02-19 Labor and Commerce
Committee substitute printed 26108167D-H1
2026-02-06 Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB358)
2026-02-04 House
Placed on Calendar
2026-02-04 House
Read first time
2026-02-04 Labor and Commerce
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2026-01-30 Senate
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-01-29 Senate
Read second time
2026-01-29 Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended
2026-01-29 Senate
Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
2026-01-29 Senate
Senator McDougle Amendment agreed to
2026-01-29 Senate
Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-01-29 Senate
Floor offered
2026-01-28 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-01-28 Senate
Passed by for the day
2026-01-28 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-01-28 Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-01-26 Commerce and Labor
Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2026-01-20 Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB358)
2026-01-13 Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100350D
2026-01-13 Commerce and Labor
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

Official Summary Text

Continuing care providers; quarterly meeting requirements.
Amends the quarterly meeting requirements for continuing care facilities to provide that at least two of such meetings per year shall be open to all residents and that certain individuals shall participate in at least two of such meetings per year. The bill also requires, if requested by the resident council or a majority of the independent living residents of a continuing care facility, the provider to include as a participant in the meetings of its board of directors or other governing body a resident representative elected by a majority of such residents, who shall participate in a non-voting, advisory capacity. This bill is identical to HB 476.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

An Act to amend and reenact §
38.2-4910
of the Code of Virginia, relating to continuing care providers; quarterly meeting requirements.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §
38.2-4910
of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§
38.2-4910
. Right of organization.
A. Residents shall have the right of self-organization. No retaliatory conduct shall be permitted against any resident for membership or participation in a residents' organization or for filing any complaint. The provider shall be required to provide to the organization a copy of all submissions to the Commission.
B. The board of directors
, its designated representative
or other such governing body of a continuing care facility
, or the designated representative of such board or governing body who is not the executive director or an employee of such facility,
shall hold meetings at least quarterly with the residents or representatives elected by the residents of the continuing care facility for the purpose of free discussion of issues relating to the facility. These issues may include income, expenditures
,
and financial matters as they apply to the facility and proposed changes in policies, programs, facilities
,
and services. Residents shall be entitled to seven days' notice of each meeting
, and at least two of such meetings per year shall be open to all residents of the facility
.
The following individuals shall participate in person in at least two of such meetings each year, at least one of which shall be open to all residents of the facility: (i) a member of the board of directors or other governing body of the provider other than a member who is employed at the facility and (ii) the chief executive officer or equivalent officer of the provider.
C. If requested by either the resident council of a continuing care facility incorporated in the Commonwealth or a majority of such continuing care facility's independent living residents, the provider shall include as a participant in the meetings of its board of directors or other such governing body a resident representative of the continuing care facility who is elected by a majority of such residents, who shall participate in a non-voting, advisory capacity. No provision of this section shall prohibit such board or governing body, or any subcommittee or committee thereof, from convening in executive session as described in subsection C of §
55.1-1816
without the presence of such resident representative.