HB 465 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Behavior Analysis, Advisory Board on; amends composition.

Summary

Advisory Board on Behavior Analysis; composition. Amends the composition of the Advisory Board on Behavior Analysis to require that three members shall be licensed behavior analysts or licensed assistant behavior analysts who have practiced for at least three years. Under current law, the composition of the Advisory Board requires two licensed behavior analysts who have practiced for at least three years and one licensed assistant behavior analyst who has practiced for at least three years.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was formally enacted into law (Chaptered) for the 2026 session, finalizing the rules for the Advisory Board on Behavior Analysis. No substantive policy changes, eligibility criteria, or operational requirements were altered; the text modifications are purely formatting and structural.

TECHNICAL

The document format was updated to reflect official enactment, including adding chapter numbers, approval dates, and correcting spacing, while the actual legal text of the bill remains identical.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 9, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 39

Feb 27, 2026

D Democratic20

18 Yea 2

90% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 618 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB465ER)

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Health Professions

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Committee

Assigned sub: Health Professions

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors