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| Bill | Predetermination for licensing eligibility; prior convictions. | Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Department of Health Professions; predetermination for licensing eligibility; prior convictions. Prohibits the use of vague or arbitrary terms by a regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation or Department of Health when refusing a person a license, certificate, or registration to practice, pursue, or engage in any regulated occupation or profession. The bill requires such regulatory board denying a registration, license, or certificate based on information in the applicant's criminal history record to notify the applicant in writing of (i) the specific offense or offenses that contributed to such denial; (ii) how the criminal history directly relates to the occupation for which the registration, license, or certificate applies; and (iii) how the regulatory board weighed rehabilitation factors when making its decision.The bill further allows an applicant to request a written predetermination from a regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation concerning whether his criminal record would disqualify him from obtaining a license, certificate, registration, or other authority to engage in a particular occupation, trade, or profession in the Commonwealth. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | SB 826 | Virginia SB 826 (2025) |
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Virginia SB 826 (2025) — Predetermination for licensing eligibility; prior convictions.
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Department of Health Professions; predetermination for licensing eligibility; prior convictions. Prohibits the use of vague or arbitrary terms by a regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation or Department of Health when refusing a person a license, certificate, or registration to practice, pursue, or engage in any regulated occupation or profession. The bill requires such regulatory board denying a registration, license, or certificate based on information in the applicant's criminal history record to notify the applicant in writing of (i) the specific offense or offenses that contributed to such denial; (ii) how the criminal history directly relates to the occupation for which the registration, license, or certificate applies; and (iii) how the regulatory board weighed rehabilitation factors when making its decision.The bill further allows an applicant to request a written predetermination from a regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation concerning whether his criminal record would disqualify him from obtaining a license, certificate, registration, or other authority to engage in a particular occupation, trade, or profession in the Commonwealth.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Education and Health Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed House (97-Y 0-N) — 97–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Mamie E. Locke — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2024-12-31 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100569D
filing, introduction - 2024-12-31 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2025-01-17 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
referral-committee - 2025-01-30 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-01-30 Committee substitute printed 25105935D-S1
substitution - 2025-01-31 Rules suspended
- 2025-01-31 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 2025-01-31 Passed by for the day
- 2025-02-03 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-02-03 Reading of substitute waived
- 2025-02-03 Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 2025-02-03 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
substitution - 2025-02-03 Rules suspended
- 2025-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 2025-02-03 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-04 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB826)
- 2025-02-06 Placed on Calendar
- 2025-02-06 Read first time
reading-1 - 2025-02-06 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
referral-committee - 2025-02-06 Assigned sub: Health Professions
referral-committee - 2025-02-11 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 2025-02-13 Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-17 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-02-18 Read third time
reading-3 - 2025-02-18 Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-20 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-02-20 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB826ER)
passage - 2025-02-20 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2025-02-23 Signed by President
passage - 2025-02-24 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB826)
- 2025-03-05 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
enrolled - 2025-03-05 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 505 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive-signature - 2025-03-24 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0505)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/87ccc964-5c99-4458-a1bf-7496d319b794. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).