Advocacy is a year-round job.

• There’s much more to advocacy than lobbying during the General Assembly session.
• The meetings and outreach we conduct with legislators, agency officials, and other stakeholders beyond session have lasting impact on our ability to be effective advocates for our members.

Take a look at our outreach and advocacy work for the week of January 23, 2023.  

• 1/23—Met with staff of the House Appropriations Committee to discuss HB 1446.
• 1/23—Participated in the biweekly AHCA/NCAL call for state affiliate staff.
• 1/23—Met with Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach) to discuss his nursing home visitation legislation.
• 1/24—Monitored the meetings of the House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee and the health subcommittee of the Senate Education and Health Committee.
• 1/24—Attended the Health and Human Resources subcommittee meeting of the House Appropriations Committee to speak in favor of HB 1446.
• 1/24—Attended the VDH LTC Advisory Group Call.
• 1/25-26—131 members attended the Legislative Conference in Richmond.
• 1/25—The VHCA-VCAL Board of Directors held its first quarterly meeting of 2023.
• 1/26—Monitored the Senate Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee meeting.