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Bill Military service members and veterans; expediting issuance of credentials to spouses, application. Professions and occupations; expediting the issuance of credentials to spouses of military service members. Provides for the expedited issuance of credentials to the spouses of military service members who are (i) ordered to federal active duty under Title 10 of the United States Code or (ii) veterans who have left active duty service within one year of the submission of an application to a board if the spouse accompanies the service member to the Commonwealth or an adjoining state or the District of Columbia. Under current law, the expedited review is provided more generally for active duty members of the military who are the subject of a military transfer to the Commonwealth. The bill also authorizes a regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation or the Department of Health Professions or any other board in Title 54.1 (Professions and Occupations) to waive any requirement relating to experience if the board determines that the documentation provided by the applicant supports such waiver. This bill incorporates HB 930 and is identical to SB 981. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 967 Virginia HB 967 (2020)
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Virginia HB 967 (2020) — Military service members and veterans; expediting issuance of credentials to spouses, application.

Professions and occupations; expediting the issuance of credentials to spouses of military service members. Provides for the expedited issuance of credentials to the spouses of military service members who are (i) ordered to federal active duty under Title 10 of the United States Code or (ii) veterans who have left active duty service within one year of the submission of an application to a board if the spouse accompanies the service member to the Commonwealth or an adjoining state or the District of Columbia. Under current law, the expedited review is provided more generally for active duty members of the military who are the subject of a military transfer to the Commonwealth. The bill also authorizes a regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation or the Department of Health Professions or any other board in Title 54.1 (Professions and Occupations) to waive any requirement relating to experience if the board determines that the documentation provided by the applicant supports such waiver. This bill incorporates HB 930 and is identical to SB 981.

Version chain

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

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0028) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB967ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB967H1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Impact statement from DPB (HB967) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N) — 211 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N) — 970 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) — 120 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) — 71 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Rodney T. Willett — primary (person)
  • Carrie E. Coyner — cosponsor (person)
  • Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
  • Dave A. LaRock — cosponsor (person)
  • Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark D. Sickles — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark J. Peake — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark L. Cole — cosponsor (person)
  • Martha M. Mugler — cosponsor (person)
  • Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
  • Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2020-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102552D introduction
  • 2020-01-07 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
  • 2020-01-15 Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Adminstrative Process referral-committee
  • 2020-01-16 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2020-01-16 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
  • 2020-01-21 Impact statement from DPB (HB967)
  • 2020-01-21 Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-01-21 Committee substitute printed 20105996D-H1 substitution
  • 2020-01-21 Incorporates HB930 (Coyner)
  • 2020-01-23 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-01-24 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-01-24 Committee substitute agreed to 20105996D-H1
  • 2020-01-24 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB967H1
  • 2020-01-27 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-01-27 VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-01-28 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-01-28 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
  • 2020-02-10 Impact statement from DPB (HB967H1)
  • 2020-02-12 Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-17 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-17 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2020-02-20 Enrolled
  • 2020-02-20 Impact statement from DPB (HB967ER)
  • 2020-02-20 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-02-21 Signed by President
  • 2020-02-25 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020
  • 2020-02-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020
  • 2020-03-02 Approved by Governor-Chapter 28 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dd381831-e385-44c7-9782-3baf24e08485. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).