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type: "Bill"
title: "Teledentistry; definitions, establishes requirements for practice, digital scans, etc."
description: "Teledentistry. Defines \"teledentistry,\"establishes requirements for the practice of teledentistry, establishesrequirements for the taking of dental scans for use in teledentistryby dental scan technicians, and clarifies requirements related tothe use of digital work orders for dental appliances in the practiceof teledentistry. The bill also requires the Board of Dentistry toreview all applications for renewal of a license to identify thoseapplicants who are engaged in the practice of teledentistry and reportsuch information annually, by October 1, to the Chairmen of the HouseCommittee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, the Senate Committeeon Education and Health, and the Joint Commission on Health Care."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 122"
citation: "Virginia SB 122 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["George L. Barker"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-12-16"
last_action: "2020-03-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1669612e-cd9b-4a47-9710-daf31f49a1c4"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB122"
source_hash: "dab1db890e4244a6344c81a34f104aa72c216c891a9b13d584fe71aa0799fe06"
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 122 (2020) — Teledentistry; definitions, establishes requirements for practice, digital scans, etc.
Teledentistry. Defines "teledentistry,"establishes requirements for the practice of teledentistry, establishesrequirements for the taking of dental scans for use in teledentistryby dental scan technicians, and clarifies requirements related tothe use of digital work orders for dental appliances in the practiceof teledentistry. The bill also requires the Board of Dentistry toreview all applications for renewal of a license to identify thoseapplicants who are engaged in the practice of teledentistry and reportsuch information annually, by October 1, to the Chairmen of the HouseCommittee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, the Senate Committeeon Education and Health, and the Joint Commission on Health Care.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0220)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0220)
2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB122ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB122ER)
3. **Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB122S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB122S1)
4. **Impact statement from DPB (SB122)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB122)
## Votes
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **970** (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **400** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) — **220** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **150** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **390** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- George L. Barker — primary (person)
- Amanda F. Chase — cosponsor (person)
- Bill DeSteph — cosponsor (person)
- Dave A. LaRock — cosponsor (person)
- Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph D. Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
- Mamie E. Locke — cosponsor (person)
- Siobhan S. Dunnavant — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas K. Norment, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-12-16** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103303D `introduction`
- **2019-12-16** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-13** Impact statement from DPB (SB122)
- **2020-01-16** Assigned Education sub: Health Professions `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-23** Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-23** Incorporates SB210 (Locke)
- **2020-01-23** Incorporates SB884 (DeSteph)
- **2020-01-23** Committee substitute printed 20106458D-S1 `substitution`
- **2020-01-24** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2020-01-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-01-27** Reading of substitute waived
- **2020-01-27** Committee substitute agreed to 20106458D-S1
- **2020-01-27** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB122S1
- **2020-01-28** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-01-30** Impact statement from DPB (SB122S1)
- **2020-02-03** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-03** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-18** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-21** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-21** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-25** Enrolled
- **2020-02-25** Impact statement from DPB (SB122ER)
- **2020-02-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-02-26** Signed by President
- **2020-03-03** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 3, 2020
- **2020-03-03** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 10, 2020
- **2020-03-10** Approved by Governor-Chapter 220 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1669612e-cd9b-4a47-9710-daf31f49a1c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).