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| Bill | Regulatory boards; powers and duties, disciplinary action, dismissal. | Professions and occupations; powers and duties of regulatory boards; disciplinary action; dismissal. Permits regulatory boards to take a disciplinary case against a licensee under advisement, defer a finding in such case, and dismiss such action upon terms and conditions set by the Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation. The bill additionally clarifies that regulatory boards may take such actions as well as other disciplinary actions and monetary penalties by including a reference to such disciplinary actions and monetary penalties among the listed powers of certain regulatory boards. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 1305 | Virginia HB 1305 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 1305 (2026) — Regulatory boards; powers and duties, disciplinary action, dismissal.
Professions and occupations; powers and duties of regulatory boards; disciplinary action; dismissal. Permits regulatory boards to take a disciplinary case against a licensee under advisement, defer a finding in such case, and dismiss such action upon terms and conditions set by the Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation. The bill additionally clarifies that regulatory boards may take such actions as well as other disciplinary actions and monetary penalties by including a reference to such disciplinary actions and monetary penalties among the listed powers of certain regulatory boards.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 94–4 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 9–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- May Nivar — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-15 Presented and ordered printed 26105275D
introduction - 2026-01-15 Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee - 2026-01-26 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
referral-committee - 2026-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 2026-02-03 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-03 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1305)
- 2026-02-05 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-06 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 2026-02-06 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-09 Read third time and passed House (94-Y 4-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-10 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
referral-committee - 2026-03-04 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-06 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-06 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-06 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-09 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-09 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-14 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-14 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1305ER)
passage - 2026-03-14 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-14 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1305)
- 2026-03-25 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 772 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/88c9d429-1b2c-4bbd-a6e4-b6fbeec0634e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).