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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1117: Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; universal license recognition.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1117 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; universal license recognition. Primary sponsor: May Nivar (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 8, 2026): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0448).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; universal license recognition. Reduces from three years to one year the number of years an individual is required to have held a professional or occupational license or government certification in another state in order to apply to the regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and be issued an occupational license or government certification under the universal license recognition program.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
May NivarPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Stacey Annie CarrollCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Virgil ThorntonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0448)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 448 (effective 7/1/2026)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1117)
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1117ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
  11. Read third time
  12. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source