# Virginia HB1139: Medicine, Board of; membership, removal of residence requirements. Virginia HB1139, Medicine, Board of; membership, removal of residence requirements., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mark C. Downey (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0741)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1139-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1139 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Medicine, Board of; membership, removal of residence requirements. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0741) - Sponsor: Mark C. Downey (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (164 yes, 58 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Board of Medicine; membership; removal of residence requirements. Removes the requirement that the Board of Medicine have one physician from each congressional district and instead requires that 11 physicians be on the Board. The bill removes references to change of residence provisions for physician Board members. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Virginia medical board drops district residence rules: benefit, low. Virginia’s Board of Medicine no longer requires members to represent or live in particular congressional districts. Physician members do not lose their seats just for moving outside their appointed districts. Citizen members may live in the same district. The board has 11 medical physicians, one os… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mark C. Downey (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 24 | 16 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 10 | 5 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 63 | 35 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | 21 | 1 | | | 2026-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 9 | 1 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0741) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 741 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1139) (House) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1139ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 5-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-06: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-05: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-03: Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 1-N) (House) - 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) (House) - 2026-01-23: Assigned sub: Health Professions (House) - 2026-01-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1139) (House) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103443D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222175.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222174.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214668.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214667.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088330.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088329.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/1222175.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222174.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214668.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214667.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088330.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088329.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-HB1139-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).