2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature

SB1188: International licensure and certification; regulations.

Legislative Summary

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; international licensure and certification; regulations. Directs the regulatory boards within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to promulgate regulations allowing the issuance of a license or certification to any applicant who holds a comparable international license or certification issued by another country. This bill is identical to HB 1940.

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Bill History

1/8/2025

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104529D

Senate

1/8/2025

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Senate

1/22/2025

Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Senate

1/27/2025

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1188)

Senate

1/29/2025

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

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

1/31/2025

Rules suspended

Senate

1/31/2025

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

1/31/2025

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-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 General Laws

House of Delegates

2/6/2025

Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)

House of Delegates

2/10/2025

Read second time

House of Delegates

2/11/2025

Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar

House of Delegates

2/11/2025

Passed by for the day

House of Delegates

2/12/2025

Read third time

House of Delegates

2/12/2025

General Laws Amendment agreed to

House of Delegates

2/12/2025

Engrossed by House as amended

House of Delegates

2/12/2025

Passed House with amendment (92-Y 5-N)

House of Delegates

2/14/2025

House Amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)

Senate

2/18/2025

Enrolled

Senate

2/18/2025

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1188ER)

Senate

2/18/2025

Signed by Speaker

House of Delegates

2/19/2025

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1188)

Senate

2/20/2025

Signed by President

Senate

3/3/2025

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025

Senate

3/3/2025

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

3/19/2025

Approved by Governor-Chapter 153 (Effective 07/01/25)

3/19/2025

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0153)

Amendments

General Laws Amendment

Not Adopted

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General Laws Amendment

Not Adopted

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House Amendment

Not Adopted

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Roll Call Votes

House Amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)

2/14/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Passed House with amendment (92-Y 5-N)

2/12/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)

2/6/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

1/31/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)

1/31/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)

1/30/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

1/29/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

1/22/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status

Passed(3/19/2025)

Chamber

Senate

SB1188: International licensure and certification; regulations.

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