STATE BILLVA SB 194PASSED

Electronic death reg. system; requiring certain applicants for licensure to complete training.

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.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Mar 31, 2026; 226 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

VA SB 194 · PassedMar 31

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Bill details

Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016) · Mar 31, 2026

Sponsor

AWAngelia Williams GravesSenator · Democrat · SD-021Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 31, 2026Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016)

Mar 31, 2026Approved by Governor-Chapter 16 (effective 7/1/2026)

Mar 10, 2026Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

Mar 10, 2026Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Senate

Feb 26, 2026Signed by PresidentSenate

Feb 26, 2026Signed by SpeakerHouse

Feb 26, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB194)Senate

Feb 26, 2026Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB194ER)Senate

Show 25 earlier actions

Feb 26, 2026EnrolledSenate

Feb 24, 2026Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House

Feb 24, 2026Read third timeHouse

Feb 23, 2026Read second timeHouse

Feb 19, 2026Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)House

Feb 10, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB194)Senate

Feb 6, 2026Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesHouse

Feb 6, 2026Read first timeHouse

Feb 6, 2026Placed on CalendarHouse

Feb 3, 2026Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate

Feb 2, 2026Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Senate

Feb 2, 2026Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Senate

Feb 2, 2026Read second timeSenate

Jan 30, 2026Committee substitute printed 26105998D-S1Senate

Jan 30, 2026Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate

Jan 30, 2026Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate

Jan 30, 2026Rules suspendedSenate

Jan 29, 2026Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 1-N 3-A)Senate

Jan 29, 2026Senate committee offeredSenate

Jan 28, 2026Senate subcommittee offeredSenate

Jan 23, 2026Senate subcommittee offeredSenate

Jan 23, 2026Assigned Education sub: Health ProfessionsSenate

Jan 14, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB194)Senate

Jan 9, 2026Referred to Committee on Education and HealthSenate

Jan 9, 2026Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102771DSenate

Recorded votes

Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 1-N 3-A)Jan 29, 2026 · Senate · 11 yea · 1 nayPassed

Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Jan 30, 2026 · Senate · 38 yea · 0 nayPassed

Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Feb 3, 2026 · Senate · 39 yea · 0 nayPassed

Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)Feb 19, 2026 · House · 21 yea · 0 nayPassed

Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Feb 24, 2026 · House · 98 yea · 0 nayPassed

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