VirginiaDentists & dental hygienists; work group to assess expedited pathways for licensure, report.
What it does
Board of Dentistry; expedited licensure. Directs the Board of Dentistry to convene a work group including the Virginia Dental Association and the Virginia Dental Hygienists' Association to assess expedited pathways for licensure for dentists and dental hygienists. The bill specifies that the work group shall (i) review the licensure by credentialing statutes governing dentists and the licensure statutes governing dental hygienists and make recommendations on how such statutes can be updated to reflect an expedited pathway for licensure and (ii) study options for and make recommendations on a pathway for qualified internationally trained dentists to practice dental hygiene under the supervision of a licensed dentist.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0363)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 363 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 5Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 5Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025Minor
- Feb 23Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 20Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1475)
- Feb 20Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1475ER)Major
- Feb 20EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18Passed House (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Assigned sub: Health ProfessionsMinor
- Feb 6Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Placed on Calendar
- Feb 3Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading)
- Feb 3Rules suspended
- Feb 3Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Jan 31Rules suspended
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1475)
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 25105986D-S1Major
- Jan 30Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 24Assigned Education sub: Health ProfessionsMinor
- Jan 17Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 17Presented and ordered printed 25103862DIntroduced