VA SB1475 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-06 - Assigned sub: Health Professions
Pending: House Health and Human Services: Health Professions Committee
Hearing: Feb 11 in House Committee Room C - 206
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

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. Such 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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Title

Dentists & dental hygienists; work group to assess expedited pathways for licensure, report.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-02-03 - Senate - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-03 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - Senate - Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-02-06HouseAssigned sub: Health Professions
2025-02-06HouseReferred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2025-02-06HouseRead first time
2025-02-06HousePlaced on Calendar
2025-02-03SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2025-02-03SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading)
2025-02-03SenateRules suspended
2025-02-03SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute
2025-02-03SenateEducation and Health Substitute agreed to
2025-02-03SenateReading of substitute waived
2025-02-03SenateRead second time
2025-01-31SenatePassed by for the day
2025-01-31SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2025-01-31SenateRules suspended
2025-01-30SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1475)
2025-01-30SenateCommittee substitute printed 25105986D-S1
2025-01-30SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2025-01-24SenateAssigned Education sub: Health Professions
2025-01-17SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2025-01-17SenatePresented and ordered printed 25103862D

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Bill Comments

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