Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 351: 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
SB 351 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives; joint licensing. Primary sponsor: Jennifer Boysko (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (November 19, 2024): Left in Education and Health.
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 · Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Boysko | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 38 |
| David Suetterlein | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 4 |
“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 Education and Health
- Continued to 2025 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- Impact statement from DPB (SB351)
- Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions
- Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104734D