# Virginia HB1247: Esthetics Licensure Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact. Virginia HB1247, Esthetics Licensure Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jackie H. Glass (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0279)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1247-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1247 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Esthetics Licensure Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0279) - Sponsor: Jackie H. Glass (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (220 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary Professions and occupations; barbers and cosmetologists; Esthetics Licensure Compact. Authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Esthetics Licensure Compact. The Compact permits eligible licensed estheticians to practice in Compact member states, provided that they meet certain requirements. The Compact takes effect when enacted by a seventh member state. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fees and background checks for multistate license: cost, low. The Commission can charge fees to issue and renew a multistate license. Your home state can also charge its own fees. If you apply, you must pay the cost of any required background checks. The law does not set dollar amounts. - Discipline and shared records across states: mixed, medium. If you hold a multistate license, your home state controls discipline of that license. Other member states can stop your practice in their state and investigate you. States share license, complaint, and discipline records in a central database. Significant investigative info stays among member stat… - Estheticians can work across states: mixed, medium. Virginia adopts the Esthetics Licensure Compact. The Compact takes effect when at least seven states have enacted it. If you hold an active, unencumbered Virginia license, you can apply for a multistate license and practice in member states under each state’s scope rules. If you move to another mem… - How the Esthetics Compact is run: mixed, low. The law creates a multistate Commission to run the Compact and make rules after public notice. Each member state gets one delegate and must license estheticians, run exams and checks, and share data. Commission meetings are public with 30 days’ notice, with limited closed sessions and 24‑hour emerg… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jackie H. Glass (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 | 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 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0279) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 279 (Effective - see bill) (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) - 2026-02-25: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1247) (House) - 2026-02-25: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1247ER) (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) - 2026-02-18: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-06: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1247) (House) - 2026-02-05: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-03: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-26: Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process (House) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104203D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217187.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217186.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177946.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177945.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087934.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087933.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/1217187.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217186.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177946.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177945.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087934.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087933.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-HB1247-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).