HB 1860 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Nursing, Board of; waiver of regulations related to nursing faculty ratios.

Summary

Board of Nursing; faculty supervision of direct client care; faculty-to-student ratio. Directs the Board of Nursing to allow nursing education programs to apply for a waiver of the student-to-faculty ratios for direct client care. Under the bill, such waiver would permit a nursing education program to increase the ratio of students to faculty engaged in direct client care from 10 students per faculty member up to, but not to exceed, 15 students per faculty member. Current regulations permit faculty to supervise up to 10 students providing such care per faculty member without the utilization of a preceptor.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 1 edit

MINOR

This bill formalizes the enactment of HB 1860 into law, changing its status from a proposed enrolled bill to an official chapter of the Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, continuing to allow the Board of Nursing to approve waivers that increase student-to-faculty ratios in direct client care from 10 to 15 students per faculty member.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to apply to nursing education programs in Virginia seeking waivers for student-to-faculty ratios.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill's status from 'Enrolled' to 'Chapter 84' and changed the approval date from generic 'Approved' to 'Approved March 18, 2025', reflecting its official passage and enactment.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 18, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 18, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 84 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1860ER)

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Health Professions

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Assigned sub: Health Professions

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Committee

Assigned sub: Health Professions

lower

Jan 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors