Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted

HB1305 — Regulatory boards; powers and duties, disciplinary action, dismissal.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0772)

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 14, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Regulatory boards; powers and duties, disciplinary action, dismissal.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0772)

  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 772 (effective 7/1/2026)

  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  4. H Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026

  5. H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1305)

  6. S Signed by President

  7. H Signed by Speaker

  8. H Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1305ER)

  9. H Enrolled

  10. S Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  11. S Read third time

  12. S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  13. S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  14. S Rules suspended

  15. S Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)

  16. S Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  17. S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  18. H Read third time and passed House (94-Y 4-N 0-A)

  19. H Read second time and engrossed

  20. H Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar

  21. H Read first time

  22. H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1305)

  23. H Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)

  24. H Placed on General Laws Agenda

  25. H Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)

  26. H Placed on General Laws Agenda

  27. H Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

  28. H Referred to Committee on General Laws

  29. H Presented and ordered printed 26105275D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 4 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

Passed Senate

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
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luther Cifers, III — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Michael J. Jones — 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
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

Official roll call →

Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading)

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39001
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
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
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luther Cifers, III — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Michael J. Jones — 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
T. Travis Hackworth — Not Voting
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

Official roll call →

Reported from General Laws and Technology

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
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea

Official roll call →

Read third time and passed House

Passed 94 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 94402
Total 94402
% of votes cast 94%4%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Yea
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Not Voting
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Yea
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Not Voting
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
Eric Phillips — Yea
Eric R. Zehr — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Hillary Pugh Kent — Yea
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Yea
Karen Hamilton — Yea
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Madison Whittle — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Mitchell Cornett — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Yea
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Yea
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 — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Timothy P. Griffin — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Will Davis — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Nay

Official roll call →

Reported from General Laws

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21001
Total 21001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Not Voting
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea

Official roll call →

Subcommittee recommends reporting

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9001
Total 9001
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Not Voting
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB1305 do?
Regulatory boards; powers and duties, disciplinary action, dismissal.
Who sponsors HB1305?
HB1305 is sponsored by May Nivar.
What is the current status of HB1305?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2026. Enacted.
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