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Bill Physician assistants; Department of Health Professions to study expansion of scope of practice. Study; Department of Health Professions; expanding scope of practice for physician assistants; report. Directs the Department of Health Professions to conduct a study on expansion of the scope of practice for physician assistants in the Commonwealth as a means to increase autonomy in the profession. In addition to reviewing the education and training requirements for physician assistants in the Commonwealth and the other states, the study includes an analysis of the costs and benefits to patients of increased autonomy for physician assistants. The Department is directed to submit a report with its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2025. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2025 HB 2489 Virginia HB 2489 (2025)
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Virginia HB 2489 (2025) — Physician assistants; Department of Health Professions to study expansion of scope of practice.

Study; Department of Health Professions; expanding scope of practice for physician assistants; report. Directs the Department of Health Professions to conduct a study on expansion of the scope of practice for physician assistants in the Commonwealth as a means to increase autonomy in the profession. In addition to reviewing the education and training requirements for physician assistants in the Commonwealth and the other states, the study includes an analysis of the costs and benefits to patients of increased autonomy for physician assistants. The Department is directed to submit a report with its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2025.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) — 990 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower
  • Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N) — 210 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — primary (person)
  • Atoosa R. Reaser — cosponsor (person)
  • Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103244D filing, introduction
  • 2025-01-08 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services referral-committee
  • 2025-01-14 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2489)
  • 2025-01-21 Assigned sub: Health Professions referral-committee
  • 2025-01-23 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-01-28 Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-30 Read first time reading-1
  • 2025-01-31 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2025-02-03 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2025-02-03 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
  • 2025-02-03 Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2025-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2025-02-04 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
  • 2025-02-07 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions referral-committee
  • 2025-02-13 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-17 Rules suspended
  • 2025-02-17 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
  • 2025-02-17 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-18 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-18 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2025-03-07 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-03-07 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2489ER) passage
  • 2025-03-07 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2025-03-10 Signed by President passage
  • 2025-03-10 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2489)
  • 2025-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 569 (Effective 07/01/25) executive-signature
  • 2025-03-24 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0569)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/affe9cd9-759f-432e-be4f-2bdfb1f35bb8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).