republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/hb-1036.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction."
description: "Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction. Permits the Board of Dentistry to grant a license to practice dental hygiene to persons who are eligible to practice dentistry in a country or jurisdiction outside of the United States and who are graduates of a dental school or college, or the dental department of an institution of higher education, located outside of the United States that the Board determines is acceptable. This bill is identical to SB 282."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1036"
citation: "Virginia HB 1036 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kathy K.L. Tran"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64568e42-5199-4ed0-9918-9765997583cd"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1036"
source_hash: "cd732b77a05d4165fcedff1cb0bbf61c97559ea8c8a9ba69b53acb1a5437b056"
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 HB 1036 (2026) — Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction.

Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction. Permits the Board of Dentistry to grant a license to practice dental hygiene to persons who are eligible to practice dentistry in a country or jurisdiction outside of the United States and who are graduates of a dental school or college, or the dental department of an institution of higher education, located outside of the United States that the Board determines is acceptable. This bill is identical to SB 282.

## 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/1087195.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217330.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139907.PDF)
4. **Health Professions Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128635.HTML)
5. **Health and Human Services Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136633.HTML)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177891.PDF)

## Votes

- Passage R — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **88–10** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **8–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education and Health — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) — **20–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kathy K.L. Tran — primary (person)
- Debra D. Gardner — cosponsor (person)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica L. Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100527D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1036)
- **2026-01-23** Assigned sub: Health Professions `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** House subcommittee offered
- **2026-02-05** House subcommittee offered
- **2026-02-05** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N)
- **2026-02-10** Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-12** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-13** committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-13** Engrossed by House as amended
- **2026-02-16** Read third time and passed House (88-Y 10-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1036)
- **2026-02-17** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-02-17** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-20** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-20** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-23** Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-02-25** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-02-25** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1036ER) `passage`
- **2026-02-25** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-25** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1036)
- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 253 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0253)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64568e42-5199-4ed0-9918-9765997583cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).