2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB740: Medicine, Board of; continuing education, unconscious bias and cultural competency.

Legislative Summary

Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency. Directs the Board of Medicine to require unconscious bias and cultural competency training as part of the continuing education requirements for renewal of licensure. The bill specifies requirements for the training and requires the Board of Medicine to report the number of licensees who have successfully completed such training to the Department of Health and the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative. This bill is identical to HB 1649.

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Bill History

9/25/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100134D
Senate
9/25/2024
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
1/17/2025
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
Senate
1/23/2025
Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 4-N)
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
1/27/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/27/2025
Engrossed by Senate
Senate
1/28/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 14-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
2/6/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services (14-Y 8-N)
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Passed House (50-Y 44-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/13/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB740ER)
Senate
2/13/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB740)
Senate
2/16/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/20/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
Senate
2/20/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
3/24/2025
Governor's substitute printed (SB740S1)
Senate
3/25/2025
Governor's substitute printed (SB740S1)
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (17-Y 23-N)
Senate
4/2/2025
Communicated to Governor
Senate
4/2/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025

Roll Call Votes

Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (17-Y 23-N)
4/2/2025
17
Yea
23
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Passed House (50-Y 44-N)
2/11/2025
50
Yea
44
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services (14-Y 8-N)
2/6/2025
14
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 14-N)
1/28/2025
23
Yea
14
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
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 (10-Y 4-N)
1/23/2025
10
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(2/13/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/25/20252.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/13/20254.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text9/25/20245.1 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/14/2025148.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/20/2025148.0 KB