Dentists & dental hygienists; work group to assess expedited pathways for licensure, report.
Summary
Board of Dentistry; expedited licensure. Directs the Board of Dentistry to convene a work group including the Virginia Dental Association and the Virginia Dental Hygienists' Association to assess expedited pathways for licensure for dentists and dental hygienists. The bill specifies that the work group shall (i) review the licensure by credentialing statutes governing dentists and the licensure statutes governing dental hygienists and make recommendations on how such statutes can be updated to reflect an expedited pathway for licensure and (ii) study options for and make recommendations on a pathway for qualified internationally trained dentists to practice dental hygiene under the supervision of a licensed dentist.
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 21, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was finalized and assigned Chapter 363 for the 2025 session. The primary substantive change is the removal of the word 'Virginia' before 'Board of Dentistry' in the first section, likely to align with standard legal phrasing or recent statutory updates. The core requirements, deadlines, and scope of the work group remain unchanged.
Scope change
No change in the bill's scope, applicability, or substantive policy requirements.
TECHNICAL
Removed the word 'Virginia' from the phrase 'Virginia Board of Dentistry' in Section 1, changing it to 'Board of Dentistry'. This is a minor technical edit that does not alter the bill's operational meaning.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2025
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 31, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Mar 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 363 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1475ER)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Assigned sub: Health Professions
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 with substitute (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 25103862D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd Pillion
RRepublican
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