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type: "Bill"
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title: "Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; administration of nursing scholarships."
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description: "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 HB 815."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 405"
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citation: "Virginia SB 405 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["L. Louise Lucas"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-03-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5388430a-77c2-4908-a473-1dea3919897d"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB405"
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source_hash: "14d02ae3475d86f0df2737ee26c227f63bc550c3311871680322c44decc2e38a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 405 (2026) — Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; administration of nursing scholarships.
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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 HB 815.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089931.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214885.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188438.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Education and Health — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Health and Human Services — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- L. Louise Lucas — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105008D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-02** Assigned Education sub: Higher Education `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-05** Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB405)
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- **2026-02-12** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-13** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-13** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-16** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-16** Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-19** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-19** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-19** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-24** Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-27** Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-04** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB405ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB405)
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- **2026-03-04** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Approved by Governor-Chapter 25 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-03-31** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0025)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5388430a-77c2-4908-a473-1dea3919897d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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