# Virginia HB1026: Foreign-trained chiropractors; licensure by endorsement. Virginia HB1026, Foreign-trained chiropractors; licensure by endorsement., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Wendell S. Walker (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0724)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1026-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1026 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Foreign-trained chiropractors; licensure by endorsement. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0724) - Sponsor: Wendell S. Walker (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (317 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Foreign-trained chiropractors; licensure by endorsement. Permits the Board of Medicine to issue a license to practice chiropractic to a foreign-trained chiropractor who meets certain requirements. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New license path for foreign-trained chiropractors: benefit, high. Virginia now lets chiropractors trained outside the U.S. get a license by endorsement. You must have a chiropractic degree from a foreign school that is accredited in that country. You must either hold a current unrestricted foreign license from a jurisdiction the Board finds equivalent, or have pr… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Wendell S. Walker (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 8 | 1 | | ## Actions (34) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0724) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 724 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-25: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-25: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1026) (House) - 2026-03-14: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1026ER) (House) - 2026-03-14: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-14: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-09: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-16: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-13: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2026-02-13: committee substitute agreed to (House) - 2026-02-13: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-12: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1026) (House) - 2026-02-10: Committee substitute printed 26105733D-H1 (House) - 2026-02-10: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N) (House) - 2026-02-05: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1026) (House) - 2026-01-23: Assigned sub: Health Professions (House) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102254D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222335.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222334.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208911.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208910.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136630.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136629.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128000.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128535.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127999.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128534.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087159.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087158.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222335.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222334.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208911.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208910.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136630.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136629.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128000.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128535.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127999.PDF) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128534.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087159.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087158.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1026-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).