SB 178 VA

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Dental assistants; additional treatments; certification. Permits any dental assistant I or dental assistant II with a minimum of 1,800 hours of clinical experience to obtain certification pursuant to the requirements of the bill to perform supragingival scaling and coronal polishing. This bill is identical to HB 970.

• Mamie E. Locke Democratic · primary

1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102763D · upper
2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB178) · upper
4. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions · upper
5. Jan 30, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
6. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · upper
7. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106581D-S1 · upper
8. Feb 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
9. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
10. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
12. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · upper
13. Feb 9, 2026 Education and Health Substitute agreed to · upper
14. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 13, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
17. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
19. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB178) · upper
20. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services (17-Y 4-N) · lower
21. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
22. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
23. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House (80-Y 18-N 0-A) · lower
24. Feb 26, 2026 Enrolled · upper
25. Feb 26, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB178ER) · upper
26. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB178) · upper
27. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 440 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
32. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0440) · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML