HB 2553 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Professional and Occupational Regulation, Board for; powers and duties.

Summary
Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation; powers and duties. Requires the Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation to (i) review and comment on the budget for the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and (ii) periodically review professions and occupations regulated by the Department and determine whether the regulation level for such professions or occupations should change or whether such professions or occupations should be deregulated. Should the Board determine that a profession or occupation should be regulated at a different level than its current level of regulation or should be deregulated, the bill provides that it must make such recommendation to the General Assembly. This bill is identical to SB 1096.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 11, 2025 Signed Mar 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill converts HB 2553 from an enrolled legislative bill to a chaptered act, making it officially part of Virginia law. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged, with only formatting adjustments and official chapter numbering added.
TECHNICAL

Added official chapter designation (Chapter 94) and approval date (March 19, 2025) to formalize the bill as enacted law.

Adjusted formatting and spacing throughout the document to match standard Virginia Acts of Assembly formatting requirements.

The substantive provisions of § 54.1-310 regarding the Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation's powers and duties remain identical to the enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

360
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
15 Yea 4
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 94 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2553ER)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Jan 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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