# Virginia HB523: Military medical personnel; definition, expands program, report.

Virginia HB523, Military medical personnel; definition, expands program, report., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rodney T. Willett (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0625)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB523
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Military medical personnel; definition, expands program, report.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0625)
- Sponsor: Rodney T. Willett (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (222 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Department of Veterans Services; Department of Health Professions; military medical personnel; program; work group; report. Expands the definition of "military medical personnel" for the purposes of the program established by the Department of Veterans Services (the Department), in collaboration with the Department of Health Professions, that allows such military medical personnel to practice and perform certain delegated acts that constitute the practice of medicine or nursing to include other enlisted service members who have successfully completed appropriate technical training and any required certifications and who were discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable. Under current law, "military medical personnel" means an individual who has recently served as a medic in the United States Army, medical technician in the United States Air Force, medical personnel in the United States Space Force, or corpsman in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard.The bill allows such military medical personnel participating in the program to be supervised by any licensed practitioner, as defined in the bill. Current law allows such personnel to be supervised by a physician or podiatrist. The bill directs the Department of Veterans Services to convene a work group to provide guidance on the implementation and further development of the Military Medics and Corpsmen program and to report its findings to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2026.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More health-care job paths for veterans: benefit, high. Virginia expands its military medical program to more former enlisted members with appropriate technical training, required certifications, and discharge conditions other than dishonorable. Participants can perform tasks matching their training and experience, under licensed supervision and within…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rodney T. Willett (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0625) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 625 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-25: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-25: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB523) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB523ER) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-14: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-09: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB523) (House)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-15: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-12: Committee substitute printed 26107586D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-21: Assigned sub: Health Professions (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102656D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221510.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221509.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209043.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209042.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143287.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143286.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135941.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136503.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135940.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136502.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084793.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084792.PDF)

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- 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/1221510.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221509.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209043.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209042.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143287.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143286.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135941.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136503.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135940.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136502.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084793.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084792.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-HB523-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).