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type: "Bill"
title: "Physical Therapy, Doctor of; added to list of titles that are unlawful to use without a license."
description: "Unlawful designation as Doctor of Physical Therapy. Adds to the list of titles that are unlawful to use without a license \"D.P.T.\" and \"Doctor of Physical Therapy.\" The bill also removes \"P.T.T.\" and \"Physical Therapy Technician\" from such list."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 1253"
citation: "Virginia SB 1253 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamont Bagby"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e8891ea-dae9-47fa-bcc2-a7469a50f4b0"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1253"
source_hash: "a91d5072396b08221a9f4a6730732b3859078f6a6f3b02bcdb43395a2ca389cc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---
# Virginia SB 1253 (2025) — Physical Therapy, Doctor of; added to list of titles that are unlawful to use without a license.
Unlawful designation as Doctor of Physical Therapy. Adds to the list of titles that are unlawful to use without a license "D.P.T." and "Doctor of Physical Therapy." The bill also removes "P.T.T." and "Physical Therapy Technician" from such list.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018529.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072718.PDF)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060136.PDF)
## Votes
- Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N) — **210** (pass) · lower
- Passed House (97-Y 0-N) — **970** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) — **150** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) — **370** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **80** (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **390** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Lamont Bagby — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102992D `filing, introduction`
- **2025-01-08** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17** Assigned Education sub: Health Professions `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-22** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1253)
- **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`
- **2025-02-05** Placed on Calendar
- **2025-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2025-02-05** 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 (SB1253ER) `passage`
- **2025-02-20** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1253)
- **2025-02-20** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-23** Signed by President `passage`
- **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`
- **2025-03-21** Approved by Governor-Chapter 333 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-21** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0333)
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e8891ea-dae9-47fa-bcc2-a7469a50f4b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).