HB 452 VA

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Practice of radiologic technology; licensure exceptions. Permits a person employed or engaged by a hospital, health system, or urgent care center that is affiliated with a hospital or health care system to practice within the scope of his employment as a radiologic technologist, radiologic assistant, or radiologic technologist, limited without obtaining a license. Under current law, such exception only applies to radiologic technologists who are employees of a hospital. The bill exempts the initial promulgation of regulations pursuant to the bill by the Board of Medicine from the requirements of the Administrative Process Act. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2029.

• Rodney T. Willett Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104696D · 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 (HB452) · lower
4. Jan 21, 2026 Assigned sub: Health Professions · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N 1-A) · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 House committee offered · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (13-Y 7-N) · lower
8. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 6, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
11. Feb 6, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
12. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (76-Y 20-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
15. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB452) · lower
16. Feb 20, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions · upper
17. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 1-N) · upper
18. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB452ER) · lower
25. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB452) · lower
26. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 144 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0144) · 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
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
• Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML