2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB2222: Surgical technologists and surgical assistants; practice prior to certification of licensure.
Legislative Summary
Surgical assistants; practice prior to licensure. Allows persons who have successfully completed an accredited surgical assistant training program to practice under certain conditions prior to licensure. The bill allows such person to practice as a surgical assistant with the title "surgical assistant, license applicant" until he has received a failing score on the national certification examination or six months from the date of graduation, whichever occurs sooner. Surgical assistants; practice prior to licensure. Allows persons who have successfully completed an accredited surgical assistant training program to practice under certain conditions prior to licensure. The bill allows such person to practice as a surgical assistant with the title "surgical assistant, license applicant" until he has received a failing score on the national certification examination or six months from the date of graduation, whichever occurs sooner.
Bill History
1/11/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101446D
House of Delegates
1/11/2023
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
House of Delegates
1/19/2023
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
House of Delegates
1/26/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/2/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Passed by temporarily
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Engrossed by House
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/7/2023
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/16/2023
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/16/2023
Committee substitute printed 23107068D-S1
Senate
2/17/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2023
Read third time
Senate
2/20/2023
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/20/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23107068D-S1
Senate
2/20/2023
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2222S1
Senate
2/20/2023
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/21/2023
Senate substitute rejected by House 23107068D-S1 (1-Y 98-N)
House of Delegates
2/21/2023
VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N)
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 1-N)
Senate
2/22/2023
Senate requested conference committee
Senate
2/23/2023
House acceded to request
House of Delegates
2/23/2023
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate
2/23/2023
Senators: Lucas, Petersen, Pillion
Senate
2/23/2023
Conferees appointed by House
House of Delegates
2/23/2023
Delegates: Tran, Orrock, Hodges
House of Delegates
2/25/2023
Conference: Amended by conference committee
2/25/2023
Conference substitute printed 23107580D-H1
House of Delegates
2/25/2023
Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/25/2023
VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/25/2023
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/7/2023
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2023
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2222ER)
House of Delegates
3/8/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/8/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/13/2023
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
House of Delegates
3/13/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/27/2023
Governor's recommendation received by House
House of Delegates
3/27/2023
Governor's substitute printed 23107793D-H2
House of Delegates
4/12/2023
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
4/12/2023
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (49-Y 45-N)
House of Delegates
4/12/2023
VOTE: Adoption (49-Y 45-N)
House of Delegates
4/12/2023
Passed by motion rejected (17-Y 23-N)
Senate
4/12/2023
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (25-Y 15-N)
Senate
4/12/2023
Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
4/12/2023
Reenrolled
House of Delegates
4/12/2023
Reenrolled bill text (HB2222ER2)
House of Delegates
4/12/2023
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
House of Delegates
4/12/2023
Signed by President as reenrolled
Senate
4/12/2023
Enacted, Chapter 792 (effective 7/1/23)
House of Delegates
4/12/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792)
Amendments
Governor's recommendation
Governor's recommendation
3/28/2023Not Adopted
Conference amendments
Conference amendments
2/25/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (25-Y 15-N)
4/12/2023
25
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Passed by motion rejected (17-Y 23-N)
4/12/2023
17
Yea
23
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
House: VOTE: Adoption (49-Y 45-N)
4/12/2023
49
Yea
45
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/25/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N)
2/25/2023
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 1-N)
2/22/2023
39
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N)
2/21/2023
1
Yea
98
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2/20/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2/17/2023
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2/16/2023
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2/6/2023
100
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
1/31/2023
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
1/26/2023
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/12/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor
C.E. Hayes
Democrat