VirginiaMedicine and Nursing, Boards of; continuing education, bias reduction training.
What it does
Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing; continuing education; bias reduction training. Directs the Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing to require certain licensees to complete continuing learning activities on implicit and explicit bias reduction in health care as part of their continuing education and continuing competency requirements for licensure and authorizes the Board of Nursing to require certain continuing learning activities or courses in a specific subject area. Under current law, the Board of Medicine has such authority.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 8Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0451)Latest
- Apr 8Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 451 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Feb 26Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 26Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB22)
- Feb 26Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB22ER)Major
- Feb 26EnrolledMinor
- Feb 24Passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Read third timeMinor
- Feb 23Read second timeMinor
- Feb 19Reported from Health and Human Services (15-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB22)
- Feb 6Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Placed on Calendar
- Feb 3Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 8-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 2Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 2Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 2Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 26105758D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 30Rules suspended
- Jan 29Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 2-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29Senate committee offered
- Jan 23Senate subcommittee offered
- Jan 23Assigned Education sub: Health ProfessionsMinor
- Jan 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB22)
- 2025
- Nov 17Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Nov 17Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100549DIntroduced