Virginia legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Virginia HR742: Commending Deborah D. Oswalt.
Status: Passed both chambers, April 1, 2025
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
2025 SESSION HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 742 Commending Deborah D. Oswalt. Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 18, 2025 WHEREAS, after 32 years of successfully increasing access to primary health care for uninsured and medically underserved Virginians, Deborah D. Oswalt retired as the executive director of the Virginia Health Care Foundation; and WHEREAS, the General Assembly's Joint Commission on Health Care initiated the creation of the Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF) in 1992 as a public/private partnership with the mission of increasing access to primary health care for uninsured and medically underserved Virginians through innovative service delivery models; and WHEREAS, as VHCF's founding executive director, Deborah Oswalt identified and implemented innovative and sustainable service delivery models to increase access to care for uninsured and medically underserved Virginians; during her tenure, she forged and nurtured strong partnerships with nine governors and their staff, as well as working relationships with legislators and staff, during 32 sessions of the General Assembly; and WHEREAS, under Deborah Oswalt's persistent, entrepreneurial, and laser-focused, data-driven leadership, VHCF grew from "a gleam in the eye" to a robust, nimble, and trusted public/private partnership that has helped more than 855,000 uninsured and medically underserved Virginians obtain the health care they need; and WHEREAS, Deborah Oswalt and VHCF's founding chairman, Senator Mark Warner, instilled venture philanthropy as a core …
Sponsors
- Mark Sickles (D, 17) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Bill text as passed House (HR742ER)
- : Agreed to by House by voice vote
- : Engrossed by House
- : Taken up for immediate consideration
- : Presented and laid on Speaker's table 25105036D
Common questions
- What is HR742?
- HR742 is a bill in the Virginia Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Commending Deborah D. Oswalt.
- What is the status of HR742?
- Passed both chambers as of April 1, 2025. Latest action: Bill text as passed House (HR742ER) (April 1, 2025).
- Who sponsored HR742?
- Mark Sickles (D, 17).
- Where is the official record for HR742?
- On the Virginia Legislature website: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HR742
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