Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; universal license recognition.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 54.1-205 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; universal license recognition.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; universal license recognition. Reduces from three years to one year the number of years an individual is required to have held a professional or occupational license or government certification in another state in order to apply to the regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and be issued an occupational license or government certification under the universal license recognition program.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 448 (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
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
May NivarStacey Annie CarrollVirgil Thornton
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 General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-18 · P · Y 14
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 97, X 2, N 1
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 9, X 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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 448.