VirginiaDental assistants; supragingival scaling and coronal polishing, certification.
What it does
Dental assistants; additional treatments; certification. Permits any dental assistant I or dental assistant II with a minimum of 1,800 hours of clinical experience to obtain certification pursuant to the requirements of the bill to perform supragingival scaling and coronal polishing. This bill is identical to HB 970.
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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 (CHAP0440)Latest
- Apr 8Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 440 (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 (SB178)
- Feb 26Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB178ER)Major
- Feb 26EnrolledMinor
- Feb 24Passed House (80-Y 18-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 (17-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB178)
- Feb 13Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Feb 13Read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Placed on Calendar
- Feb 10Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 9Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 9Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- Feb 9Read second timeMinor
- Feb 6Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Feb 6Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 6Rules suspended
- Feb 6Committee substitute printed 26106581D-S1Major
- Feb 5Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Senate subcommittee offered
- Jan 23Assigned Education sub: Health ProfessionsMinor
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB178)
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102763DIntroduced