HB 1026 VA Became Law
Foreign-trained chiropractors; licensure by endorsement.
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Summary
Foreign-trained chiropractors; licensure by endorsement. Permits the Board of Medicine to issue a license to practice chiropractic to a foreign-trained chiropractor who meets certain requirements.
Sponsor (1)
- Wendell S. Walker Republican · primary
Action history (33)
- Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102254D · lower
- Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
- Jan 23, 2026 Assigned sub: Health Professions · lower
- Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1026) · lower
- Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
- Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N) · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105733D-H1 · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1026) · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · lower
- Feb 13, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
- Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions · upper
- Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
- Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
- Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
- Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled · lower
- Mar 14, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1026ER) · lower
- Mar 14, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
- Mar 14, 2026 Signed by President · upper
- Mar 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1026) · lower
- Mar 25, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 · lower
- Mar 25, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
- Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 724 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
Text versions (10)
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.
- Enrolled · PDF
- Enrolled · HTML
- Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
- Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
- Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
- Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
- Health Professions Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
- Health Professions Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
- Introduced · PDF
- Introduced · HTML
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