Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 970
Dental assistants; supragingival scaling and coronal polishing, certification.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic)
Cosponsors (10)
- Rodney T. Willett (Democratic)
- Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
- Garrett McGuire (Democratic)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling (Democratic)
- Patrick A. Hope (Democratic)
- M. Keith Hodges (Republican)
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic)
- Mark C. Downey
- Nicole Cole (Democratic)
- Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Dental assistants; additional treatments; certification. Permits any dental assistant I or dental assistant II with a minimum of 1,800 hours of clinical experience to obtain certification pursuant to the requirements of the bill to perform supragingival scaling and coronal polishing. This bill is identical to SB 178.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Health Professions Subcommittee Substitute
- Health and Human Services Substitute
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| 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 16, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 8, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0439) - Apr 8, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 439 (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 (HB970) - 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 (HB970ER) - 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 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 (HB970) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (78-Y 20-N 0-A) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 13, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26107302D-H1 - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 1-N) - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) - Feb 5, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Assigned sub: Health Professions - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB970) - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on General Laws - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101921D