HB 465 VA

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Advisory Board on Behavior Analysis; composition. Amends the composition of the Advisory Board on Behavior Analysis to require that three members shall be licensed behavior analysts or licensed assistant behavior analysts who have practiced for at least three years. Under current law, the composition of the Advisory Board requires two licensed behavior analysts who have practiced for at least three years and one licensed assistant behavior analyst who has practiced for at least three years.

• Laura Jane Cohen Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101636D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB465) · lower
4. Jan 21, 2026 Assigned sub: Health Professions · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
12. Feb 20, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions · upper
13. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
14. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
15. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
18. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · lower
20. Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB465ER) · lower
21. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB465) · lower
22. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
23. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
25. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
26. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 618 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
27. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0618) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML