# Virginia SB1360: Foreign dental program graduates; license to teach dentistry, repeals sunset. Virginia SB1360, Foreign dental program graduates; license to teach dentistry, repeals sunset., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Todd E. Pillion (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-18 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1360-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB1360 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Foreign dental program graduates; license to teach dentistry, repeals sunset. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-03-18, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070) - Sponsor: Todd E. Pillion (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (252 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary License to teach dentistry; foreign dental program graduates; repeal sunset. Repeals the July 1, 2025, sunset on the current provision of law allowing the Board of Dentistry to grant, without examination, a faculty license to teach dentistry in an accredited dental program to a graduate of a dental school or college or the dental department of an institution of higher education in a foreign country who has been granted a certification letter from the dean or program director of an accredited dental program confirming that the applicant has clinical competency and clinical experience that meet the credentialing standards of the dental school with which the applicant is to be affiliated. This bill is identical to HB 1899. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Todd E. Pillion (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-14 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-01-31 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-01-30 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2025-03-18: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070) (Governor) - 2025-03-18: Approved by Governor-Chapter 70 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1360) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1360ER) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-14: Passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-14: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-13: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-11: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-06: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2025-02-06: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-06: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-02-03: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read second time and engrossed (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1360) (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100132D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071027.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071026.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054660.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054659.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019741.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019740.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 - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071027.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071026.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054660.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054659.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019741.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019740.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) - [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-SB1360-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).