HB 530 VA

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Introduced

Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; criminal background check. Establishes the procedure by which the Board of Dentistry shall fulfill the criminal background check requirement of the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact. The bill requires applicants for compact-eligible licensure to provide fingerprints and personal identifying information for a criminal background check, directs the Central Criminal Records Exchange to disseminate criminal history information obtained to the Board, and establishes the process by which an applicant may obtain their criminal history record in the event that such applicant disputes the criminal history information on which a denial of licensure is based.

• Virgil Thornton Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102271D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 21, 2026 Assigned sub: Health Professions · lower
4. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) · lower
5. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB530) · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 18, 2026 Left in Committee Appropriations · lower

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