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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 882: Anesthesiologist assistants; establishes criteria for licensure.

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

SB 882 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Anesthesiologist assistants; establishes criteria for licensure. Primary sponsor: Mamie Locke (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507).

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; licensure of anesthesiologist assistants. Establishes criteria for the licensure of anesthesiologist assistants and directs the Board of Medicine to adopt regulations governing the practice of anesthesiologist assistants. The bill provides that no person shall use or assume the title "anesthesiologist assistant" or hold himself out as an anesthesiologist assistant unless such person holds a license as an anesthesiologist assistant issued by the Board. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mamie LockePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate23

“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 (CHAP0507)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 507 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB882)
  6. Signed by President
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB882ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed House (84-Y 13-N)
  11. Read third time
  12. Read second time

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

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