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Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; universal license recognition. Reduces from three years to one year the number of years an individual is required to have held a professional or occupational license or government certification in another state in order to apply to the regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and be issued an occupational license or government certification under the universal license recognition program.
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 2 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1117)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1117ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1117)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103756D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Stacey Annie Carroll