International licensure and certification; regulations.
Summary
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; international licensure and certification; regulations. Directs the regulatory boards within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to promulgate regulations allowing the issuance of a license or certification to any applicant who holds a comparable international license or certification issued by another country. This bill incorporates HB 2251 and is identical to SB 1188.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025
Signed Mar 19, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was formally approved and assigned Chapter 150 for the 2025 session. The text of the act itself remains substantively unchanged, continuing to direct state professional boards to create a pathway for foreign licensure.
TECHNICAL
Added the specific chapter number (Chapter 150) to the official title page.
Removed the generic 'Approved' placeholder text.
Updated the approval date to March 19, 2025, reflecting the final enactment date.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 150 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1940ER)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 5-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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