# Virginia HB1147: Medicine and Nursing, Boards of; continuing education, bias reduction training.

Virginia HB1147, Medicine and Nursing, Boards of; continuing education, bias reduction training., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0450)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1147
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Medicine and Nursing, Boards of; continuing education, bias reduction training.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0450)
- Sponsor: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 9 (233 yes, 87 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing; continuing education; bias reduction training. Directs the Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing to require certain licensees to complete continuing learning activities on bias reduction in health care as part of their continuing education and continuing competency requirements for licensure and authorizes the Board of Nursing to require certain continuing learning activities or courses in a specific subject area. Under current law, the Board of Medicine has such authority. This bill is identical to SB 22.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New renewal rules for Virginia clinicians: mixed, low. Virginia’s medicine and nursing boards must require bias-reduction training for active-license renewals through their renewal rules. Training is required each renewal period, but no more often than every two years. The first training must fully address conscious and unconscious racial bias in pregn…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 64 | 33 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Education and Health Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 29 | 9 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 13 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 63 | 35 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | 15 | 7 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 9 | 1 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0450) (Governor)
- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor-Chapter 450 (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)
- 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1147) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1147ER) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-25: Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-23: Passed Senate with substitute (29-Y 9-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1147) (House)
- 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: Committee substitute printed 26108181D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1147) (House)
- 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: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-06: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-06: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-05: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-03: Committee substitute printed 26105709D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-03: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (15-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-01-29: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned sub: Health Professions (House)
- 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1147) (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104823D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217835.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217834.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181562.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181561.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170652.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169984.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169983.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170651.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1114610.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1114609.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101774.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100988.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101773.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100987.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088359.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088358.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/1217835.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217834.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181562.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181561.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170652.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169984.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169983.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170651.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1114610.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1114609.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101774.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100988.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101773.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100987.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088359.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088358.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-HB1147-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).