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Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing; continuing education; bias reduction training. Directs the Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing to require certain licensees to complete continuing learning activities on bias reduction in health care as part of their continuing education and continuing competency requirements for licensure and authorizes the Board of Nursing to require certain continuing learning activities or courses in a specific subject area. Under current law, the Board of Medicine has such authority. This bill is identical to SB 22.
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 14 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 (HB1147)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1147ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A)
Read third time
Passed Senate with substitute (29-Y 9-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1147)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Senate committee offered
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
Committee substitute printed 26108181D-S1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1147)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 26105709D-H1
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)
House subcommittee offered
Assigned sub: Health Professions
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1147)
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104823D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.
Stacey Annie Carroll
Nadarius E. Clark
Joshua E. Thomas
Bonita G. Anthony
Michael B. Feggans
Debra D. Gardner
Delores L. McQuinn
Marcia S. "Cia" Price
Atoosa R. Reaser
Kathy K.L. Tran
Jeion A. Ward