SB 155 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; powers and duties, definition.

Summary
Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; Virginia Health Care Career and Technical Training and Education Fund created; psychological practitioner defined; educational requirements for nursing faculty. Modifies the enabling legislation for the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority by adding four additional ex officio members to the Authority's Board of Directors, adding setting priorities for and managing graduate medical education programs to the duties of the Authority, specifying additional recipients of the Board's biennial report, and authorizing the Authority to partner with other agencies and institutions to obtain and manage health workforce data. The bill establishes the Virginia Health Care Career and Technical Training and Education Fund. The bill directs the Board of Nursing to add or remove certain educational requirements for members of the nursing faculty in specified nursing education programs and establishes a licensing procedure by the Board of Psychology for a psychological practitioner, as defined by the bill. The bill directs the Board of Nursing and the Board of Psychology to adopt regulations to implement relevant provisions of the bill to be effective no later than January 1, 2025. This bill is identical to HB 1499.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 5, 2024 Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 5, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
14
Committee
14
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 761 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB155ER)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (94-Y 2-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (94-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Assigned sub: Health Professions
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 11, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Chris Head
Chris Head
RRepublican
VA
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