# Virginia HB156: Electronic Death Reg. System; requiring certain applicants for licensure to complete training.

Virginia HB156, Electronic Death Reg. System; requiring certain applicants for licensure to complete training., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Paul E. Krizek (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-31 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0042)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB156
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Electronic Death Reg. System; requiring certain applicants for licensure to complete training.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-03-31, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0042)
- Sponsor: Paul E. Krizek (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (221 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing; licensure renewal; electronic death registration system; death certificates. Requires the Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing to amend their applications for licensure and licensure renewal to require doctors of medicine and osteopathic medicine, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants to indicate if they expect their scope of practice to include signing death certificates and, if so, to indicate that they have completed the online tutorial for the Electronic Death Registration System on the Department of Health website. This bill is identical to SB 194.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tutorial check for Virginia clinicians who sign death certificates: cost, low. Doctors (MD or DO), physician assistants, and advanced practice nurses in Virginia must answer a new question when they apply for or renew a license. If you reasonably expect to sign death certificates, you must confirm you watched the Health Department’s online Electronic Death Registration System…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Paul E. Krizek (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 | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 9 | 1 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2026-03-31: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0042) (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Approved by Governor-Chapter 42 (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 (HB156) (House)
- 2026-02-25: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB156ER) (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 (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB156) (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 Block Vote (98-Y 0-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 26106252D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-03: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-29: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-01-16: Assigned sub: Health Professions (House)
- 2026-01-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB156) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB156) (House)
- 2026-01-06: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103242D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-03-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214960.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214959.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177925.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177924.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113868.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113867.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101750.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101754.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101749.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101753.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082634.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082633.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/1214960.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214959.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177925.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177924.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113868.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113867.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101750.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101754.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101749.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101753.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082634.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082633.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-HB156-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).