HB 1147 VA

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Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing; continuing education; bias reduction training. Directs the Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing to require certain licensees to complete continuing learning activities on bias reduction in health care as part of their continuing education and continuing competency requirements for licensure and authorizes the Board of Nursing to require certain continuing learning activities or courses in a specific subject area. Under current law, the Board of Medicine has such authority. This bill is identical to SB 22.

• C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104823D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1147) · lower
4. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned sub: Health Professions · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
8. Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105709D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 6, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 6, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
16. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1147) · lower
17. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 2-N) · upper
18. Feb 19, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
19. Feb 19, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108181D-S1 · upper
20. Feb 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
21. Feb 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Feb 20, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
23. Feb 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1147) · lower
24. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · upper
25. Feb 23, 2026 Education and Health Substitute agreed to · upper
26. Feb 23, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
27. Feb 23, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (29-Y 9-N 0-A) · upper
28. Feb 25, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · lower
30. Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1147ER) · lower
31. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1147) · lower
32. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by President · upper
34. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
35. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
36. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 450 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
37. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0450) · 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
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health 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