2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB752: Bd. of Psychology, et al., to study education, training, etc.

Legislative Summary

Board of Psychology; prescriptive authority for clinical psychologists work group; report. Directs the Boards of Psychology and Medicine to jointly convene a work group with stakeholders to study the education, training, and qualifications of clinical psychologists licensed in the Commonwealth and assess under what conditions it may be appropriate for clinical psychologists to be granted prescriptive authority. The bill requires the work group to report its findings to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2025.

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Bill History

12/4/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100614D
Senate
12/4/2024
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
1/13/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB752)
Senate
1/17/2025
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
Senate
1/23/2025
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/23/2025
Committee substitute printed 25104159D-S1
Senate
1/24/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/24/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/26/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB752)
Senate
1/27/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/27/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
1/27/2025
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Senate
1/27/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
1/28/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/3/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Assigned sub: Health Professions
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/20/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB752ER)
Senate
2/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB752)
Senate
2/20/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/23/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/5/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
Senate
3/5/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 590 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0590)

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Favola
Barbara Favola
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/20252.3 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/20/20252.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/24/20253.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/17/20253.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/4/20242.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/20/202598.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/26/202599.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/13/202599.8 KB