SB 35 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Unconscious bias and cultural competency; Bd. of Medicine shall require continuing education, etc.

Summary

Board of Medicine; Board of Nursing; continuingeducation; continuing competency; unconscious bias and cultural competency.Directs the Board of Medicine and the Board of Nursing to requireunconscious bias and cultural competency training as part of thecontinuing education and continuing competency requirements for renewalof licensure. The bill specifies requirements for the training andrequires the Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing to report onthe training to the Department of Health and the Neonatal PerinatalCollaborative.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2023

Committee Review

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2024

Vetoed

Mar 2024

Introduced Dec 16, 2023 Vetoed Mar 8, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2024

How they voted

36–4

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 5, 2024

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

15 Yea 4 Nay

78% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 17, 2024

Vetoed

Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N)

upper

Mar 9, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Mar 8, 2024

Vetoed

Governor's recommendation received by Senate

upper

Feb 25, 2024

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 22, 2024

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB35ER)

upper

Feb 20, 2024

Lower · Passed

VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N)

lower

Feb 20, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed House (57-Y 41-N)

lower

Feb 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services (15-Y 7-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

Feb 5, 2024

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)

upper

Jan 31, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 25, 2024

Committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

upper

Jan 25, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health with substitute (10-Y 5-N)

upper

Jan 25, 2024

Upper · Passed

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

upper

Jan 11, 2024

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Health Professions

upper

Dec 16, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors