SB 282 VA

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Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction. Permits the Board of Dentistry to grant a license to practice dental hygiene to persons who are eligible to practice dentistry in a country or jurisdiction outside of the United States and who are graduates of a dental school or college, or the dental department of an institution of higher education, located outside of the United States that the Board determines is acceptable. This bill is identical to HB 1036.

• Lashrecse D. Aird Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100629D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB282) · upper
4. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions · upper
5. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
10. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
13. Feb 13, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
16. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N) · lower
17. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
18. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
19. Feb 24, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
20. Feb 24, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
21. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House with amendment (90-Y 8-N 0-A) · lower
22. Feb 26, 2026 House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · upper
24. Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB282ER) · upper
25. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB282) · upper
26. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 254 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0254) · 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
• House Amendment · HTML
• Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML