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Bill Licensed certified midwives; clarifies definition, licensure, etc. Licensed certified midwives; licensure; practice. Defines "practice of licensed certified midwifery" and directs the Boards of Medicine and Nursing to establish criteria for the licensure and renewal of a license as a certified midwife. The bill requires that licensed certified midwives practice in consultation with a licensed physician in accordance with a practice agreement. The bill also directs the Department of Health Professions to convene a work group to study the licensure and regulation of certified nurse midwives, certified midwives, and certified professional midwives to determine the appropriate licensing entity for such professionals. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and conclusions to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2021. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2021 SB 1320 Virginia SB 1320 (2021)
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Virginia SB 1320 (2021) — Licensed certified midwives; clarifies definition, licensure, etc.

Licensed certified midwives; licensure; practice. Defines "practice of licensed certified midwifery" and directs the Boards of Medicine and Nursing to establish criteria for the licensure and renewal of a license as a certified midwife. The bill requires that licensed certified midwives practice in consultation with a licensed physician in accordance with a practice agreement. The bill also directs the Department of Health Professions to convene a work group to study the licensure and regulation of certified nurse midwives, certified midwives, and certified professional midwives to determine the appropriate licensing entity for such professionals. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and conclusions to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2021.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0201 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 21104471D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102336D (committee substitute) — source
  4. Printed as engrossed 21102336D-E (committee substitute) — source
  5. SB1320ER (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Education and Health with amendment (14-Y 0-N) — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) — 380 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — 990 (pass) · lower
  • Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — 370 (pass) · upper
  • Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions — 00 (fail) · lower
  • Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • L. Louise Lucas — primary (person)
  • Ghazala F. Hashmi — cosponsor (person)
  • Jennifer A. Kiggans — cosponsor (person)
  • Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
  • Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
  • Lionell Spruill, Sr. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102336D introduction
  • 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
  • 2021-01-21 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-01-21 Reported from Education and Health with amendment (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-01-22 Impact statement from DPB (SB1320)
  • 2021-01-22 Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-01-25 Read second time reading-2
  • 2021-01-25 Reading of amendment waived
  • 2021-01-25 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 2021-01-25 Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1320E
  • 2021-01-25 Printed as engrossed 21102336D-E
  • 2021-01-26 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2021-01-26 Impact statement from DPB (SB1320E)
  • 2021-02-02 Placed on Calendar
  • 2021-02-02 Read first time reading-1
  • 2021-02-02 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions referral-committee
  • 2021-02-08 Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions
  • 2021-02-11 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-02-11 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-11 Committee substitute printed 21104471D-H1 substitution
  • 2021-02-11 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2021-02-12 Impact statement from DPB (SB1320H1)
  • 2021-02-15 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-17 Read second time reading-2
  • 2021-02-18 Read third time reading-3
  • 2021-02-18 Committee substitute agreed to 21104471D-H1
  • 2021-02-18 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1320H1
  • 2021-02-18 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2021-02-18 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-19 House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-19 Title replaced 21104471D-H1
  • 2021-02-24 Enrolled
  • 2021-02-24 Impact statement from DPB (SB1320ER)
  • 2021-02-24 Signed by President
  • 2021-02-25 Signed by Speaker
  • 2021-02-26 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
  • 2021-02-26 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
  • 2021-03-18 Approved by Governor-Chapter 201 (effective 7/1/21) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/09ae0168-789c-472a-af5a-ea63ebfcdc48. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).