Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 841
Practice of athletic training; adds dry needling to definition.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Mark C. Downey
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE
Professions and occupations; definition of "practice of athletic training"; dry needling. Adds dry needling to the definition of "practice of athletic training," as such term relates to the practice of medicine and other healing arts, and directs the Board of Medicine to adopt regulations requiring training and certification for the practice of dry needling by athletic trainers.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 20, 2026, 4:21 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 Senate | Continued to next session in Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 16, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 House | Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 29, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Continued to next session in Education and Health (11-Y 0-N) - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB841) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (56-Y 39-N 0-A) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Passed by for the day - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Passed by for the day - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Passed by for the day - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 10, 2026 · House
committee amendment agreed to - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N) - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N) - Jan 29, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Assigned sub: Health Professions - Jan 16, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB841) - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101026D