Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 35 — Unconscious bias and cultural competency; Bd. of Medicine shall require continuing education, etc.

Last action — Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 16, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on February 25, 2024.

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Advancing 60% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    6 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency. Directs the Board of Medicine to require unconscious bias and cultural competency training as part of the continuing education requirements for renewal of licensure. The bill specifies requirements for the training and requires the Board of Medicine to report on the training to the Department of Health and the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative. This bill is identical to HB 1130.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

30 added · 24 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of Bill SB 35 has shifted its focus from requiring training in unconscious bias and cultural competency to emphasizing training for healthcare licensees on maternal health care for women in underserved rural communities. This change is significant because it specifically targets the unique health challenges faced by these populations, ensuring that healthcare providers are better equipped to meet their needs. Additionally, the new requirements mandate that the training be completed by July 1, 2026, emphasizing a proactive approach to improving maternal health outcomes in these areas.

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SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY –– CHAPTER E An Act to direct the Board of Medicine to require certain licensees to complete training on unconscious bias and cultural competency as part of their continuing education and continuing competencyR requirements for licensure.
SESSION SENATE SUBSTITUTE 24109174D SENATE BILL NO.
O [S 35] L Approved L Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
35 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Pron March 8, 2024)ernor (Patron Prior to Substitute––Senator Locke) A BILL to direct the Board of Medicine to require certain licensees to complete training that addresses underserved rural communities as part of their continuing learning activities.women in Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
E 1.
work with maternal populations, including persons who work in fertility care, prenatal care, birth care, and postpartum care, complete two hours of continuing learning activities that address maternal health care for populations of women that data indicate experience significantly greater than average Saternal rural communities.
§ 1.
Licensees subject to this requirement shall take such training no later than July 1, 2026, and shall attest to obtaining such training using a form provided by the Board.
That the Board of Medicine (the Board) shall, pursuant to its authority under § 54.1-2928.3 of the Code of Virginia, require that persons licensed by the Board complete continuing learning activities on the topics of unconscious bias and cultural competency.
E N A T E S U B S T I / T U T E B S 2
The Board shall promulgate regulations requiring that the continued competency requirements for renewal of an active license shall include organizations that identify and facilitate an evidence-based curriculum to comply with this legislation.
Such unconscious bias and cultural competency training shall be required for every license renewal period for licensees of the Board.
§ 2.
That the first unconscious bias and cultural competency training required pursuant to §B1 of this the postpartum period.
Subsequent unconscious bias and cultural competency training shall provided relevant practice-related content as determined by the Board.
The Board shall update the trainiRg as it identifies additional needs.
§ 3.
That the Board shall report the number of licensees who have successfully completed such training to the Department of Health and the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative to be included fertility care, prenatal care, birth care, and postpartum care, evaluate the impact of such training,de develop a method for assessment of its effectiveness, and make recommendations for training improvements.
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Action History

  1. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024

  2. Communicated to Governor

  3. Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N)

  4. Impact statement from DPB (SB35S2)

  5. Passed by for the day

  6. Governor's substitute printed 24109174D-S2

  7. Governor's recommendation received by Senate

  8. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 8, 2024

  9. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2024

  10. Signed by President

  11. Signed by Speaker

  12. Impact statement from DPB (SB35ER)

  13. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB35ER)

  14. Enrolled

  15. VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N)

  16. Passed House (57-Y 41-N)

  17. Read third time

  18. Read second time

  19. Reported from Health and Human Services (15-Y 7-N)

  20. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  21. Read first time

  22. Placed on Calendar

  23. Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)

  24. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB35S1

  25. Committee substitute agreed to 24105992D-S1

  26. Reading of substitute waived

  27. Read second time

  28. Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

  29. Impact statement from DPB (SB35S1)

  30. Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  31. Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  32. Committee substitute printed 24105992D-S1

  33. Reported from Education and Health with substitute (10-Y 5-N)

  34. Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  35. Impact statement from DPB (SB35)

  36. Assigned Education sub: Health Professions

  37. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  38. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101202D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 67 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (144)

144 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N)

Failed 18 Yea · 22 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 182200
Total 182200
% of votes cast 45%55%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Nay
Angelia Williams Graves — Nay
Barbara A. Favola — Nay
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Carroll Foy, Jennifer D. — Nay
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Nay
Danica A. Roem — Nay
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Nay
Ebbin, Adam P. — Nay
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Nay
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Nay
Jeremy S. McPike — Nay
L. Louise Lucas — Nay
Lamont Bagby — Nay
Lashrecse D. Aird — Nay
Mamie E. Locke — Nay
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Nay
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Nay
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Nay
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Nay
Scott A. Surovell — Nay
Stella G. Pekarsky — Nay
Subramanyam, Suhas — Nay
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N)

Passed 56 Yea · 41 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 564102
Total 564102
% of votes cast 57%41%0%2%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Nay
Arnold, Jonathan, E. P. — Nay
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Nay
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Nay
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
Bulova, David L. — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K. — Yea
Cordoza, A.C. — Nay
Coyner, Carrie E. — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Nay
Earley, Mark L., Jr. — Nay
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Nay
Ennis, N. Baxter — Nay
Eric Phillips — Not Voting
Eric R. Zehr — Nay
Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. — Nay
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Nay
Gilbert, C. Todd — Nay
Green, W. Chad — Nay
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Nay
Higgins, Geary — Nay
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Not Voting
James W. Morefield — Nay
Jason S. Ballard — Nay
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kent, Hillary Pugh — Nay
Knight, Barry D. — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
LeVere Bolling, Destiny — Yea
Lovejoy, Ian T. — Nay
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Nay
Maldonado, Michelle Lopes — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Nay
Marty Martinez — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Jones — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Milde, Paul V. — Nay
Mundon King, Candi — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Yea
Obenshain, Chris — Nay
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Nay
Owen, David — Nay
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Nay
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Taylor, Kim A. — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Nay
Terry L. Austin — Nay
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Nay
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Timothy P. Griffin — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Nay
Will Davis — Nay
Wren M. Williams — Nay

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Reported from Health and Human Services (15-Y 7-N)

Passed 15 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15700
Total 15700
% of votes cast 68%32%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Ennis, N. Baxter — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Nay
Higgins, Geary — Nay
Irene Shin — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Nay
Owen, David — Nay
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Taylor, Kim A. — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Nay

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Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)

Passed 36 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36400
Total 36400
% of votes cast 90%10%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Carroll Foy, Jennifer D. — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Nay
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
Mark J. Peake — Nay
McGuire, John J., III — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Carroll Foy, Jennifer D. — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea

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Reported from Education and Health with substitute (10-Y 5-N)

Passed 10 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10500
Total 10500
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Christie New Craig — Nay
Christopher T. Head — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Nay
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Nay
Todd E. Pillion — Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 35 do?
Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency. Directs the Board of Medicine to require unconscious bias and cultural competency training as part of the continuing education requirements for renewal of licensure. The bill specifies requirements for the training and requires the Board of Medicine to report on the training to the Department of Health and the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative. This bill is identical to HB 1130.
Who sponsors SB 35?
SB 35 is sponsored by Mamie E. Locke, Christopher T. Head, Lashrecse D. Aird, and Jennifer D. Carroll Foy.
What is the current status of SB 35?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 16, 2023. Enacted.
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