SB194
Electronic death reg. system; requiring certain applicants for licensure to complete training.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 3, 2026
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Angelia Williams Graves (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing; continuing education; electronic death registration system; death certificates.
Directs the Board of Medicine and the Board of Nursing, in collaboration with the Virginia Office of Vital Records, to establish continuing education requirements on the electronic death registration system for and require an attestation on the requirements of the timely signing of death certificates from physicians and advanced practice ... (More) registered nurses authorized to practice independently. The bill directs the agencies to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102771D
- 01/09/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB194)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 1-N 3-A)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26105998D-S1
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
