# Virginia SB282: Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction. Virginia SB282, Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0254)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB282-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB282 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0254) - Sponsor: Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (243 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction. Permits the Board of Dentistry to grant a license to practice dental hygiene to persons who are eligible to practice dentistry in a country or jurisdiction outside of the United States and who are graduates of a dental school or college, or the dental department of an institution of higher education, located outside of the United States that the Board determines is acceptable. This bill is identical to HB 1036. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Dental hygienists can give more medicines: benefit, low. Virginia-licensed dental hygienists can possess and give topical oral fluoride, topical numbing medicine, and antimicrobial medicines. Antimicrobial medicines can be applied topically or directly into gum pockets. Hygienists can also use other Schedule VI topical drugs approved by the Board of Dent… - Foreign-trained dentists gain dental hygiene pathway: benefit, low. The Virginia Board of Dentistry can grant dental hygiene licenses to graduates of dental schools outside the United States. Applicants must be currently or previously eligible to practice dentistry in a foreign country or jurisdiction. They must meet the other licensing requirements, including good… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | House Amendment agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | Passed House with amendment | pass | 90 | 8 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) | pass | 20 | 1 | | | 2026-02-10 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0254) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 254 (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) - 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB282) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB282ER) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-26: House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Passed House with amendment (90-Y 8-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-24: Engrossed by House as amended (House) - 2026-02-24: committee amendment agreed to (House) - 2026-02-24: Read third time (House) - 2026-02-23: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-19: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N) (House) - 2026-02-13: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-13: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2026-02-13: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB282) (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100629D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217451.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217450.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186708.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186707.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178710.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169914.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088524.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088523.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/1217451.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217450.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186708.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186707.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178710.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169914.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088524.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088523.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-SB282-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).