# Virginia HB1036: Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction.

Virginia HB1036, Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0253)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1036
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0253)
- Sponsor: Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (209 yes, 13 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction. Permits the Board of Dentistry to grant a license to practice dental hygiene to persons who are eligible to practice dentistry in a country or jurisdiction outside of the United States and who are graduates of a dental school or college, or the dental department of an institution of higher education, located outside of the United States that the Board determines is acceptable. This bill is identical to SB 282.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New hygiene license path for foreign-trained dentists: benefit, high. Virginia’s Board of Dentistry can grant dental hygienist licenses to eligible foreign-trained dentists. Applicants must prove they graduated from a dental school outside the United States. They must be eligible, or have been eligible, to practice dentistry in a foreign country or jurisdiction. They…
- Dental hygienists can give more medicines: benefit, medium. Virginia dentists can authorize hygienists to possess and give topical oral fluoride, topical numbing medicines, and antimicrobials for gum pockets. Other Schedule VI topical drugs need Board of Dentistry approval. Under dentist direction, hygienists can also give Schedule VI nitrous oxide with oxy…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 88 | 10 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) | pass | 20 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 8 | 1 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0253) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 253 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1036) (House)
- 2026-02-25: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1036ER) (House)
- 2026-02-25: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-02-25: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-23: Passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1036) (House)
- 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed House (88-Y 10-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-02-13: committee amendment agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-10: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-02-05: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-05: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned sub: Health Professions (House)
- 2026-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1036) (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100527D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217331.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217330.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177892.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177891.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139908.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139907.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136633.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128201.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128635.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087196.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087195.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/1217331.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217330.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177892.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177891.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139908.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139907.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136633.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128201.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128635.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087196.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087195.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1036-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).