Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 178
Dental assistants; supragingival scaling and coronal polishing, certification.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Mamie E. Locke (Democratic)
Cosponsors (5)
- Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic)
- Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic)
- Christopher T. Head (Republican)
- Barbara A. Favola (Democratic)
- Christie New Craig (Republican)
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 HB 970.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 19, 2026 House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 6, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 8, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0440) - Apr 8, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 440 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB178) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB178ER) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Passed House (80-Y 18-N 0-A) - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Read third time - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Reported from Health and Human Services (17-Y 4-N) - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB178) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Education and Health Substitute agreed to - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26106581D-S1 - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Senate subcommittee offered - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB178) - Jan 9, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Jan 9, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102763D