HB 577 VA

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Social work; licensure; criminal background check. Requires applicants for licensure as a baccalaureate social worker, master's social worker, or clinical social worker to provide fingerprints and personal identifying information for a criminal background check, directs the Central Criminal Records Exchange to disseminate criminal history record information obtained to the Board of Social Work, and establishes the process by which an applicant may obtain his criminal history record in the event that such applicant disputes the criminal history information on which a denial of licensure privilege is based. The bill specifies that no criminal history record information obtained from a national criminal history record check conducted for employment or licensing purposes pursuant to federal law shall only be further disseminated to a federal, state, or local government agency or entity. The bill also specifies that any state or local government agency or entity that receives such record information shall not disseminate such information to any private person or entity. The bill also requires the Department of State Police (the Department) to convene a work group to review potential issues and concerns regarding the dissemination of criminal history record information. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026. The bill has a partial delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

• Jackie H. Glass Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103216D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 21, 2026 Assigned sub: Health Professions · lower
4. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB577) · lower
5. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106090D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
18. Feb 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB577) · lower
19. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
20. Mar 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108952D-S1 · upper
21. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB577) · lower
22. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109434D-S2 · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
27. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · upper
28. Mar 11, 2026 Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) · upper
29. Mar 11, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
30. Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
31. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
32. Mar 11, 2026 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
34. Mar 12, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
35. Mar 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB577) · lower
36. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
37. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB577ER) · lower
38. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
39. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
40. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
41. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
42. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB577) · lower
43. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 628 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
44. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0628) · 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
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · 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