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Bill Practice of chiropractic; amends definition. Vitamins, minerals, and food supplements; practice of chiropractic; definition. Amends the definition of "practice of chiropractic" to include recommending or directing patients on the use of vitamins, minerals, or food supplements. The bill also allows a chiropractor to recommend or direct patients on the use of vitamins, minerals, or food supplements, provided that the rationale for such recommendation is (i) documented in a patient's record and (ii) based on a reasonable expectation that the use of such vitamins, minerals, or food supplements will result in a favorable patient outcome, including preventive practices, and that a greater benefit will be achieved than that which can be expected without such use. Under the bill, such chiropractor is not permitted to sell, dispense, or recommend vitamins, minerals, or food supplements for use if such use will negatively impact any of the patient's existing medical conditions. This bill is identical to HB 1646. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2025 SB 1015 Virginia SB 1015 (2025)
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Virginia SB 1015 (2025) — Practice of chiropractic; amends definition.

Vitamins, minerals, and food supplements; practice of chiropractic; definition. Amends the definition of "practice of chiropractic" to include recommending or directing patients on the use of vitamins, minerals, or food supplements. The bill also allows a chiropractor to recommend or direct patients on the use of vitamins, minerals, or food supplements, provided that the rationale for such recommendation is (i) documented in a patient's record and (ii) based on a reasonable expectation that the use of such vitamins, minerals, or food supplements will result in a favorable patient outcome, including preventive practices, and that a greater benefit will be achieved than that which can be expected without such use. Under the bill, such chiropractor is not permitted to sell, dispense, or recommend vitamins, minerals, or food supplements for use if such use will negatively impact any of the patient's existing medical conditions. This bill is identical to HB 1646.

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

  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) — 370 (pass) · upper
  • Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Passed House (94-Y 0-N) — 940 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101580D filing, introduction
  • 2025-01-07 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
  • 2025-01-13 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1015)
  • 2025-01-17 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions referral-committee
  • 2025-01-23 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-24 Rules suspended
  • 2025-01-24 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-01-24 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-01-27 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-01-27 Engrossed by Senate
  • 2025-01-28 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2025-02-03 Placed on Calendar
  • 2025-02-03 Read first time reading-1
  • 2025-02-03 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services referral-committee
  • 2025-02-06 Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-10 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-02-11 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-11 Passed House (94-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2025-02-13 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-02-13 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1015ER) passage
  • 2025-02-13 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2025-02-14 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1015)
  • 2025-02-16 Signed by President passage
  • 2025-02-20 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025 enrolled
  • 2025-02-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-21 Approved by Governor-Chapter 197 (Effective 07/01/25) executive-signature
  • 2025-03-21 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0197)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ef0fd182-526b-42d2-a63c-2b4cb695c21c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).