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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 1036

Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction. Permits the Board of Dentistry to grant a license to practice dental hygiene to persons who are eligible to practice dentistry in a country or jurisdiction outside of the United States and who are graduates of a dental school or college, or the dental department of an institution of higher education, located outside of the United States that the Board determines is acceptable. This bill is identical to SB 282.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Feb 23, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 20, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 19, 2026
Senate		Reported from Education and HealthpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 16, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 10, 2026
House		Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 5, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)passSet your home in Virginia to see

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