2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1675: Board of Medicine; 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 on the training to the Department of Health. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.

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Bill History

1/3/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102220D
House of Delegates
1/3/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
1/13/2025
Assigned sub: Health Professions
House of Delegates
1/16/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services (12-Y 9-N)
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1675)
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Passed by for the day
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Passed by for the day
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Read third time and passed House (53-Y 44-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/30/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/7/2025
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
Senate
2/13/2025
Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 4-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/18/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1675ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1675)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Governor's substitute printed (HB1675H1)
House of Delegates
3/25/2025
Governor's recommendation received by House
4/2/2025
Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Communicated to Governor
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025

Roll Call Votes

VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (47-Y 46-N)
4/2/2025
47
Yea
46
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
2/18/2025
23
Yea
16
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 4-N)
2/13/2025
10
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (53-Y 44-N)
1/29/2025
53
Yea
44
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services (12-Y 9-N)
1/21/2025
12
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
1/16/2025
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(3/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/25/20252.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20252.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/3/20253.3 KB
Misc
Misc3/25/20250.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/2025150.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/21/2025150.6 KB