Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 194
Electronic death reg. system; requiring certain applicants for licensure to complete training.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Angelia Williams Graves (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 HB 156.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| 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 3, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 30, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 29, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 31, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016) - Mar 31, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 16 (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 (SB194) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB194ER) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Passed House (98-Y 0-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 (21-Y 0-N) - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB194) - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26105998D-S1 - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 1-N 3-A) - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Senate subcommittee offered - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Senate subcommittee offered - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB194) - Jan 9, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Jan 9, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102771D