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| Bill | Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; administration of nursing scholarships. | Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; administration of nursing scholarships. Grants the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority the authority to administer scholarships related to nursing and to promulgate regulations exempt from the requirements of the Administrative Process Act as may be necessary to carry out the administration of nursing scholarship and loan programs. Under current law, the Board of Health is the administrative authority for such scholarships and the Commissioner of Health serves as the fiscal agent for the Board in the administration of some scholarship funds. The bill directs the Authority to establish an annual reporting schedule requiring submission of health workforce data, requires the Authority to establish and provide oversight and strategic guidance to the Virginia Nursing Workforce Center, and grants the Authority the authority to evaluate health workforce programs administered or supported by the Commonwealth. The bill directs the Virginia Nursing Workforce Center to establish an advisory board to provide it with strategic oversight and guidance. This bill is identical to SB 405. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 815 | Virginia HB 815 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 815 (2026) — Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; administration of nursing scholarships.
Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; administration of nursing scholarships. Grants the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority the authority to administer scholarships related to nursing and to promulgate regulations exempt from the requirements of the Administrative Process Act as may be necessary to carry out the administration of nursing scholarship and loan programs. Under current law, the Board of Health is the administrative authority for such scholarships and the Commissioner of Health serves as the fiscal agent for the Board in the administration of some scholarship funds. The bill directs the Authority to establish an annual reporting schedule requiring submission of health workforce data, requires the Authority to establish and provide oversight and strategic guidance to the Virginia Nursing Workforce Center, and grants the Authority the authority to evaluate health workforce programs administered or supported by the Commonwealth. The bill directs the Virginia Nursing Workforce Center to establish an advisory board to provide it with strategic oversight and guidance. This bill is identical to SB 405.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Health and Human Services — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 98–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education and Health — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 9–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Mark C. Downey — primary (person)
- Jessica L. Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105023D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
referral-committee - 2026-01-21 Assigned sub: Health Professions
referral-committee - 2026-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
- 2026-02-05 Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-09 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB815)
- 2026-02-09 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-10 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-11 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-11 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 2026-02-11 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-12 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2026-02-19 Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-06 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-09 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-09 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-09 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-10 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-10 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB815ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB815)
- 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 430 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0430)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/26cd659f-58da-4e4d-ba45-7c9de1370a8b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).