Virginia 2026 Session Status: In Committee

HB530 — Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; criminal background check.

Last action — Left in Committee Appropriations

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

This bill is in committee in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House of Delegates.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; criminal background check.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. H Left in Committee Appropriations

  2. H Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  3. H Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

  4. H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB530)

  5. H Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda

  6. H Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)

  7. H Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda

  8. H Assigned sub: Health Professions

  9. H Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  10. H Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102271D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Irene Shin — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Mitchell Cornett — Yea
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Timothy P. Griffin — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea

Official roll call →

Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9101
Total 9101
% of votes cast 82%9%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Nicole Cole — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Not Voting
Timothy P. Griffin — Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB530 do?
Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; criminal background check.
Who sponsors HB530?
HB530 is sponsored by Virgil Thornton.
What is the current status of HB530?
This bill is in committee in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track HB530?
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