# Virginia SB194: Electronic death reg. system; requiring certain applicants for licensure to complete training.

Virginia SB194, Electronic death reg. system; requiring certain applicants for licensure to complete training., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-31 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB194
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Electronic death reg. system; requiring certain applicants for licensure to complete training.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-03-31, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016)
- Sponsor: Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (207 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 HB 156.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Clinicians must view tutorial to sign death certificates: cost, low. Doctors (MD or DO), physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses must answer on license and renewal forms whether they expect to sign death certificates. If they expect to sign, they must attest they viewed the Virginia Department of Health’s Electronic Death Registration System (E…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 11 | 1 | 3 |

## Actions (33)

- 2026-03-31: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016) (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Approved by Governor-Chapter 16 (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 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB194) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB194ER) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-24: Passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-24: Read third time (House)
- 2026-02-23: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB194) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-06: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-02-06: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-03: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Committee substitute printed 26105998D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 1-N 3-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB194) (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102771D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-03-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214906.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214905.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-02-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178901.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178900.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104876.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104875.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094915.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094914.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094963.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094962.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083550.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083549.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/1214906.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214905.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178901.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178900.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104876.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104875.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094915.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094914.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094963.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094962.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083550.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083549.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-SB194-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).