# Virginia HB1647: Board of Medicine; licensure of anesthesiologist assistants.

Virginia HB1647, Board of Medicine; licensure of anesthesiologist assistants., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-05 (Left in Health and Human Services) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1647-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1647
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Board of Medicine; licensure of anesthesiologist assistants.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Last action: 2025-02-05, Left in Health and Human Services
- Sponsor: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health Professions
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Board of Medicine; licensure of anesthesiologist assistants. Establishes criteria for the licensure of anesthesiologist assistants and directs the Board of Medicine to adopt regulations governing the practice of anesthesiologist assistants. The bill provides that no person shall use or assume the title "anesthesiologist assistant" or hold himself out as an anesthesiologist assistant unless such person holds a license as an anesthesiologist assistant issued by the Board.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-05: Left in Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-01-29: Assigned sub: Health Professions (House)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1647) (House)
- 2025-01-03: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-01-03: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102480D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012478.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012477.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012478.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012477.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1647-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).