---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dentistry; botulinum toxin injections for cosmetic purposes."
description: "Dentistry; botulinum toxin injections for cosmetic purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 1539"
citation: "Virginia SB 1539 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pillion"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3a1a8dc-5774-48f3-82c7-81aefaa83af3"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1539"
source_hash: "9bd410cc96e1c1692700dc1d7b647b76cac491dda29b51a324f8fa65306738fe"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 1539 (2023) — Dentistry; botulinum toxin injections for cosmetic purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0413** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0413)
2. **Presented and ordered printed 23104139D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1539)
3. **Printed as engrossed 23104139D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1539E)
4. **SB1539ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1539ER)

## Votes

- VOTE: Passage (87-Y 9-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (20-Y 2-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pillion — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-20** Presented and ordered printed 23104139D `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23** Impact statement from DPB (SB1539)
- **2023-01-25** Assigned Education sub: Health Professions `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-27** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-02** Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Reading of amendment waived
- **2023-02-06** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1539E
- **2023-02-06** Printed as engrossed 23104139D-E
- **2023-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-06** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (SB1539E)
- **2023-02-13** Placed on Calendar
- **2023-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-13** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (20-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** Passed House (87-Y 9-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-21** VOTE: Passage (87-Y 9-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-24** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-02-24** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1539ER) `passage`
- **2023-02-24** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-02-24** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-27** Impact statement from DPB (SB1539ER)
- **2023-03-02** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023 `enrolled`
- **2023-03-02** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Approved by Governor-Chapter 413 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0413)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3a1a8dc-5774-48f3-82c7-81aefaa83af3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).