Regulatory boards; powers and duties, disciplinary action, dismissal.
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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-201, 54.1-516, 54.1-602, 54.1-902, 54.1-1110, 54.1-1134, 54.1-2208.4, and 54.1-2314 of the Code of Virginia, relating to professions and occupations; powers and duties of regulatory boards; disciplinary action; dismissal.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Professions and occupations; powers and duties of regulatory boards; disciplinary action; dismissal. Permits regulatory boards to take a disciplinary case against a licensee under advisement, defer a finding in such case, and dismiss such action upon terms and conditions set by the Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation. The bill additionally clarifies that regulatory boards may take such actions as well as other disciplinary actions and monetary penalties by including a reference to
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 15, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 772 (latest official status)
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The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
May Nivar
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 4-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 94, X 2, N 4
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.
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