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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1479: Health professions; universal licensure, requirements.

In committee 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 1479 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 19, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Health professions; universal licensure, requirements. Primary sponsor: Cia Price (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Health and Human Services.

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.

Health professions; universal licensure; requirements. Requires health regulatory boards within the Department of Health Professions to recognize licenses or certifications issued by other United States jurisdictions, as defined in the bill, as fulfillment for licensure or certification in the Commonwealth if certain conditions are met. The bill also requires such health regulatory boards to recognize work experience as fulfillment for licensure or certification in the Commonwealth if certain conditions are met. The bill does not apply to licensure for physicians or dentists.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cia PricePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse85

“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. Left in Health and Human Services
  2. Continued to 2025 in Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
  3. Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
  4. Impact statement from DPB (HB1479)
  5. Assigned sub: Health Professions
  6. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
  7. Presented and ordered printed 24104197D

Sources

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