# Virginia SB22: Medicine and Nursing, Boards of; continuing education, bias reduction training. Virginia SB22, Medicine and Nursing, Boards of; continuing education, bias reduction training., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mamie E. Locke (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0451)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB22-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB22 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Medicine and Nursing, Boards of; continuing education, bias reduction training. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-11-17 - Last action: 2026-04-08, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0451) - Sponsor: Mamie E. Locke (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (159 yes, 50 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing; continuing education; bias reduction training. Directs the Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing to require certain licensees to complete continuing learning activities on implicit and explicit bias reduction in health care as part of their continuing education and continuing competency requirements for licensure and authorizes the Board of Nursing to require certain continuing learning activities or courses in a specific subject area. Under current law, the Board of Medicine has such authority. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Virginia clinicians get new license renewal rules: mixed, low. Virginia's medical and nursing boards must require bias-reduction training to renew an active license. Training is required each renewal period, but no more often than every two years. The first training covers conscious and unconscious racial bias during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the postpar… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mamie E. Locke (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-24 | House | Passed House | pass | 63 | 34 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | 15 | 6 | | | 2026-02-03 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 30 | 8 | | | 2026-02-02 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-01-30 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 13 | 2 | | ## Actions (32) - 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0451) (Governor) - 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor-Chapter 451 (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 (SB22) (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB22ER) (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 (63-Y 34-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 (15-Y 6-N) (House) - 2026-02-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB22) (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 (30-Y 8-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 26105758D-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 (13-Y 2-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB22) (Senate) - 2025-11-17: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2025-11-17: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100549D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217847.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217846.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-02-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178893.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178892.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104872.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104871.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094823.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094822.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-11-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081292.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081291.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/1217847.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217846.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178893.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178892.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104872.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104871.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094823.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094822.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081292.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081291.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) - [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-SB22-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).