# Virginia SB351: Advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives; joint licensing.

Virginia SB351, Advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives; joint licensing., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-19 (Left in Education and Health) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB351
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives; joint licensing.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-01-09
- Last action: 2024-11-19, Left in Education and Health
- Sponsor: Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (15 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: Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2024-11-19: Left in Education and Health (Senate)
- 2024-02-08: Continued to 2025 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-01-17: Impact statement from DPB (SB351) (Senate)
- 2024-01-12: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions (Senate)
- 2024-01-09: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2024-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104734D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-01-11: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB351)

## Related bills

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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)
- 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
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB351)

## 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-SB351-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).