Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2722 and 54.1-3408 of the Code of Virginia, relating to dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction. Permits the Board of Dentistry to grant a license to practice dental hygiene to persons who are eligible to practice dentistry in a country or jurisdiction outside of the United States and who are graduates of a dental school or college, or the dental department of an institution of higher education, located outside of the United States that the Board determines is acceptable. This bill is identical t
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 253 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Kathy K.L. Tran Jessica L. AndersonLaura Jane CohenJoshua G. ColeDebra D. GardnerPatrick A. HopeDestiny LeVere Bolling
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 38, X 2
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-20 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 40
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (88-Y 10-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 88, N 10, X 2
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 20, N 2
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 8, X 1, N 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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