SB 1438 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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 HB 1861.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 561 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, requiring health regulatory boards to create licensure by endorsement pathways for qualified applicants, with the Board of Medicine leading implementation. The primary changes are formatting and procedural markers indicating the bill's approval and chapter assignment.

TECHNICAL

Added chapter designation (Chapter 561) and approval date (March 24, 2025) to formally enact the bill into law.

Modified Administrative Process Act citation to include 'of the Code of Virginia' for clarity.

Added formatting lines and spacing typical of enrolled legislation preparation for publication.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 14, 2025

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Jan 31, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% 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 561 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1438ER)

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (96-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 24, 2025

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Health Professions

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 25104331D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors