2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB882: Anesthesiologist assistants; establishes criteria for licensure.

Legislative Summary

Board of Medicine; licensure of anesthesiologist assistants. Establishes criteria for the licensure of anesthesiologist assistants and directs the Board of Medicine to adopt regulations governing the practice of anesthesiologist assistants. The bill provides that no person shall use or assume the title "anesthesiologist assistant" or hold himself out as an anesthesiologist assistant unless such person holds a license as an anesthesiologist assistant issued by the Board. 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 25104013D
Senate
1/3/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
1/21/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB882)
Senate
1/24/2025
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
Senate
1/28/2025
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N 3-A)
Senate
1/29/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
Senate
1/30/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/30/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Senate
1/30/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/31/2025
Read second time and engrossed
Senate
2/3/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
Senate
2/6/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Passed House (84-Y 13-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
Senate
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB882ER)
Senate
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/10/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB882)
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Senate
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 507 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507)

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (84-Y 13-N)
2/19/2025
84
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 1-N)
2/14/2025
18
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N)
2/13/2025
20
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
2/3/2025
37
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
1/30/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
1/29/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N 3-A)
1/28/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Mamie Locke
Mamie Locke
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/20255.3 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20255.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/3/20256.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/10/2025147.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/21/2025147.0 KB