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 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 254 (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
Lashrecse D. AirdKannan SrinivasanBarbara A. FavolaMamie E. LockeStella G. PekarskySchuyler T. VanValkenburgTodd E. Pillion
Recorded votes
House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 40
Passed House with amendment (90-Y 8-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 90, N 8, X 1
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 20, N 1, X 1
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 14, 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 254.