Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 978: Advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives; joint licensing.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 978 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives; joint licensing. Primary sponsor: Rod Willett (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.
Board of Medicine; Board of Nursing; joint licensing of advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives. Moves the professions of advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives from being licensed jointly by the Board of Medicine and the Board of Nursing to being licensed by the Board of Nursing only.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Willett | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 58 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Health and Human Services
- Continued to 2025 in Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
- Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
- Assigned sub: Health Professions
- Impact statement from DPB (HB978)
- Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104892D