HB 1523 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Certified violence prevention professional; clarifies definition, requirements for certification.

Summary
Certified violence prevention professional; certification. Establishes requirements for use of the title "certified violence prevention professional" and directs the Board of Health to promulgate regulations setting forth (i) requirements for use of the title, (ii) requirements for education and training programs necessary to meet the requirements for certification, (iii) qualifications for training entities, (iv) limitations on the number of approved training entities, and (v) other regulations as deemed necessary.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Education and Health Substitute Engrossed · 3 edits · Mar 10, 2026
MINOR
The bill was converted from a Senate substitute to a House engrossed version, updating the header information to reflect the House's review process. The core definition of a 'certified violence prevention professional' was simplified to remove specific examples of services like peer support and mentorship. Additionally, the House version added bracketed text to the regulatory requirements section, indicating a potential amendment to the list of items the Board must regulate.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'certified violence prevention professional' was narrowed by removing a detailed list of specific services (e.g., peer support, mentorship) from the section describing what the role entails.

REQUIREMENT

Subsection D was modified to include bracketed text, suggesting a change or addition to the list of regulations the Board must adopt, specifically inserting a semicolon and reformatting the list items.

TECHNICAL

Header and metadata were updated to change the status from 'Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute' to 'Engrossed' and updated the date and committee referral details.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Mar 6, 2026
D Democratic20
20 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
37
Key actions
14
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 872 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1523ER)
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (28-Y 12-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
House committee offered
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Assigned sub: Health Professions
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26103310D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Garrett McGuire
Garrett McGuire
DDemocratic
VA
17