HB 1861 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Department of Health Professions; health regulatory boards; regulations; licensure by endorsement.

Summary

Department of Health Professions; health regulatory boards; regulations; licensure by endorsement. Directs each health regulatory board regulated by the Department of Health Professions to enact regulations to provide a licensure by endorsement pathway for qualified applicants as practitioners of the particular profession or professions regulated by such board. The bill specifies that the Board of Medicine shall be the first health regulatory board to enact regulations to provide a licensure by endorsement pathway. This bill is identical to SB 1438.

Issues: ✓ 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 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill moved from draft to final chaptered status with no substantive policy changes. The core provisions remain identical: health regulatory boards must create licensure by endorsement pathways for qualified applicants, with the Board of Medicine leading implementation.

TECHNICAL

Formatting changes only. The bill was converted from enrolled draft format to official chaptered format with proper chapter numbering (Chapter 553) and approval date (March 24, 2025). No policy content was altered.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 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

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 553 (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 (HB1861ER)

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 (13-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

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 · 0 co-sponsors