2022 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB745: Respiratory therapists; practice pending licensure.

Legislative Summary

Respiratory therapists; practice pending licensure. Provides that a person who has graduated from an accredited respiratory therapy education program may practice with the title "Respiratory Therapist, License Applicant" or "RT-Applicant" until he has received a failing score on any examination required by the Board of Medicine for licensure or six months from the date of graduation, whichever occurs sooner. Respiratory therapists; practice pending licensure. Provides that a person who has graduated from an accredited respiratory therapy education program may practice with the title "Respiratory Therapist, License Applicant" or "RT-Applicant" until he has received a failing score on any examination required by the Board of Medicine for licensure or six months from the date of graduation, whichever occurs sooner.

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Bill History

1/11/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101255D
House of Delegates
1/11/2022
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
House of Delegates
1/25/2022
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/27/2022
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/28/2022
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/31/2022
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2022
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/1/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/1/2022
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/16/2022
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
Senate
2/24/2022
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
Senate
2/25/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/28/2022
Read third time
Senate
2/28/2022
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/3/2022
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/3/2022
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB745ER)
House of Delegates
3/3/2022
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/4/2022
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2022
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
House of Delegates
3/11/2022
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
4/11/2022
Governor's recommendation received by House
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
4/27/2022
Governor: Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation
4/27/2022
Reenrolled
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
4/27/2022
Reenrolled bill text (HB745ER2)
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
Signed by President as reenrolled
Senate
4/27/2022
Enacted, Chapter 764 (effective 4/27/22)
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0764)

Amendments

Governor's recommendation

Governor's recommendation

4/11/2022Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
4/27/2022
100
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
4/27/2022
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/28/2022
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2/25/2022
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
2/24/2022
14
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
1/31/2022
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
1/25/2022
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/27/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Robert Bell
Robert Bell
Republican

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/27/20221.8 KB
Chaptered
Bill Text4/27/20221.8 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/3/20221.7 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/11/20221.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/4/202264.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/21/202265.6 KB