VirginiaElectronic death reg. system; requiring certain applicants for licensure to complete training.
What it does
Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing; licensure renewal; electronic death registration system; death certificates. Requires the Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing to amend their applications for licensure and licensure renewal to require doctors of medicine and osteopathic medicine, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants to indicate if they expect their scope of practice to include signing death certificates and, if so, to indicate that they have completed the online tutorial for the Electronic Death Registration System on the Department of Health website. This bill is identical to HB 156.
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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
- Mar 31Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016)Latest
- Mar 31Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 16 (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 (SB194)
- Feb 26Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB194ER)Major
- Feb 26EnrolledMinor
- Feb 24Passed House (98-Y 0-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 (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB194)
- Feb 6Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Placed on Calendar
- Feb 3Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-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 26105998D-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 (11-Y 1-N 3-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29Senate committee offered
- Jan 28Senate subcommittee offered
- Jan 23Senate subcommittee offered
- Jan 23Assigned Education sub: Health ProfessionsMinor
- Jan 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB194)
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102771DIntroduced