# Virginia SB680: Regulatory boards; adjustment of fees, recovery of disciplinary and monitoring costs, report.

Virginia SB680, Regulatory boards; adjustment of fees, recovery of disciplinary and monitoring costs, report., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Christopher T. Head (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0971)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB680
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Regulatory boards; adjustment of fees, recovery of disciplinary and monitoring costs, report.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0971)
- Sponsor: Christopher T. Head (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (245 yes, 22 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Professions and occupations; adjustment of fees by regulatory boards; recovery of disciplinary and monitoring costs. Repeals the provision of law that requires, following the close of any biennium, when the account for any regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) shows revenue to be a certain percentage greater than expenses, such regulatory board to distribute excess revenue to current regulants and reduce its licensure or certification fees so that fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover expenses. The bill also repeals the provision with respect to the Department of Health Professions (DHP) that requires, following the close of any biennium, when the account for any regulatory board shows expenses allocated to it for the past biennium to be a certain percentage greater than moneys collected by the board, the board to revise its fees so that such fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover expenses. The bill makes it permissive for the regulatory boards within DPOR and DHP to annually revise the fees levied by it for certification, licensure, registration, or permit and renewal so that the fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover expenses. The bill specifies that each regulatory board must report such revisions to DPOR or DHP and requires each agency to report such revisions to the Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations by November 1, 2026, and annually thereafter. Regulatory boards are also permitted to recover reasonable administrative costs associated with investigation, disciplinary proceedings, monitoring, and confirming compliance with any terms and conditions imposed from any person who is (i) licensed, registered, certified, or issued a multistate or compact licensure privilege by any regulatory or health regulatory board and (ii) issued a finding of a violation of law or regulation from such regulatory or health regulatory board. Such administrative costs shall not exceed $500 for regulatory boards within DPOR and $1,500 for health regulatory boards within DHP.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New disciplinary costs for licensed professionals: cost, medium. Virginia boards can charge credential holders after finding they broke a law or rule. Covered credentials include licenses, registrations, certifications, multistate or compact licensing privileges, and health-board permits. Charges cover reasonable investigation, disciplinary proceedings, and comp…
- Professional license fees face new limits: mixed, low. Virginia professional and health boards can adjust certification, license, registration, permit, and renewal fees to cover expenses without excessive charges. Increases require evidence of need based on the previous year's spending and expected costs. Increases cannot exceed 1.5 times inflation, me…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Christopher T. Head (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 76 | 22 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0971) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 971 (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)
- 2026-03-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB680) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB680ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-27: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Passed House with substitute (76-Y 22-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-24: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-24: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-24: Read third time (House)
- 2026-02-23: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB680) (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Committee substitute printed 26108260D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-19: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-19: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-02-19: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-19: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB680) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101808D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224895.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224894.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188638.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188637.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170626.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170621.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170178.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170625.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170177.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170620.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091931.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091930.PDF)

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- 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/1224895.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224894.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188638.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188637.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170626.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170621.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170178.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170625.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170177.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170620.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091931.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091930.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-SB680-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).