HB 1117 VA

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Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; universal license recognition. Reduces from three years to one year the number of years an individual is required to have held a professional or occupational license or government certification in another state in order to apply to the regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and be issued an occupational license or government certification under the universal license recognition program.

• May Nivar Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103756D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1117) · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 6, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
10. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
12. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
13. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) · upper
14. Feb 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
15. Feb 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 20, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · upper
18. Feb 23, 2026 Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 25, 2026 Enrolled · lower
20. Feb 25, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1117ER) · lower
21. Feb 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1117) · lower
22. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
23. Feb 25, 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 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 448 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
27. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0448) · 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