# Virginia HB978: Advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives; joint licensing.

Virginia HB978, Advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives; joint licensing., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rodney T. Willett (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in Health and Human Services) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB978-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB978
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives; joint licensing.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-01-09
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in Health and Human Services
- Sponsor: Rodney T. Willett (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Board of Medicine; Board of Nursing; joint licensing of advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives. Moves the professions of advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives from being licensed jointly by the Board of Medicine and the Board of Nursing to being licensed by the Board of Nursing only.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Continued to 2025 in Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2024-11-18: Left in Health and Human Services (House)
- 2024-02-08: Continued to 2025 in Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-07: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-01-19: Assigned sub: Health Professions (House)
- 2024-01-11: Impact statement from DPB (HB978) (House)
- 2024-01-09: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2024-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104892D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-01-17: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB978)

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- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
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- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB978)

## 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-HB978-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).