Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 156
Electronic death reg. system; requiring certain applicants for licensure to complete training.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Paul E. Krizek (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Virgil Thornton (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing; licensure renewal; electronic death registration system; death certificates. Requires the Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing to amend their applications for licensure and licensure renewal to require doctors of medicine and osteopathic medicine, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants to indicate if they expect their scope of practice to include signing death certificates and, if so, to indicate that they have completed the online tutorial for the Electronic Death Registration System on the Department of Health website. This bill is identical to SB 194.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Health Professions Subcommittee Substitute
- Health and Human Services Substitute
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 20, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 19, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 29, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 31, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0042) - Mar 31, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 42 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB156) - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB156ER) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB156) - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 6, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26106252D-H1 - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) - Jan 29, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 16, 2026 · House
Assigned sub: Health Professions - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB156) - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB156) - Jan 6, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services - Jan 6, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103242D