Virginia House Bill 2222 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on April 12 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Surgical assistants; practice prior to licensure. Allows persons who have successfully completed an accredited surgical assistant training program to practice under certain conditions prior to licensure. The bill allows such person to practice as a surgical assistant with the title "surgical assistant, license applicant" until he has received a failing score on the national certification examination or six months from the date of graduation, whichever occurs sooner. Surgical assistants; practice prior to licensure. Allows persons who have successfully completed an accredited surgical assistant training program to practice under certain conditions prior to licensure. The bill allows such person to practice as a surgical assistant with the title "surgical assistant, license applicant" until he has received a failing score on the national certification examination or six months from the date of graduation, whichever occurs sooner.

Surgical technologists and surgical assistants; practice prior to certification of licensure.

Del. C.E. Hayes [D]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]
Del. Candi Mundon King [D]

2023-04-12 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (25-Y 15-N) (Y: 25 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-12 - Senate - Senate: Passed by motion rejected (17-Y 23-N) (Y: 17 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-04-12 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (49-Y 45-N) (Y: 49 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N) (Y: 1 N: 98 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-12		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792)
2023-04-12	House	Enacted, Chapter 792 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-04-12	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2023-04-12	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2023-04-12	House	Reenrolled bill text (HB2222ER2)
2023-04-12	House	Reenrolled
2023-04-12		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2023-04-12	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (25-Y 15-N)
2023-04-12	Senate	Passed by motion rejected (17-Y 23-N)
2023-04-12	House	VOTE: Adoption (49-Y 45-N)
2023-04-12	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (49-Y 45-N)
2023-04-12	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-03-27	House	Governor's substitute printed 23107793D-H2
2023-03-27	House	Governor's recommendation received by House
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2222ER)
2023-03-07	House	Enrolled
2023-02-25	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-25	House	VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N)
2023-02-25	House	Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
2023-02-25	House	Conference substitute printed 23107580D-H1
2023-02-25		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2023-02-23	House	Delegates: Tran, Orrock, Hodges
2023-02-23	House	Conferees appointed by House
2023-02-23	Senate	Senators: Lucas, Petersen, Pillion
2023-02-23	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2023-02-23	House	House acceded to request
2023-02-22	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2023-02-22	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 1-N)
2023-02-21	House	VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N)
2023-02-21	House	Senate substitute rejected by House 23107068D-S1 (1-Y 98-N)
2023-02-20	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-20	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2222S1
2023-02-20	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 23107068D-S1
2023-02-20	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-20	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-17	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2023-02-16	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23107068D-S1
2023-02-16	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2023-02-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2023-02-07	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-06	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2023-02-03	House	Engrossed by House
2023-02-03	House	Passed by temporarily
2023-02-03	House	Read second time
2023-02-02	House	Read first time
2023-01-31	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
2023-01-26	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2023-01-19	House	Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
2023-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2023-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101446D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	2956.12	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2956.13	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2222
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2222+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2222S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2222H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2222ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2222H2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2222ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0792+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2222AC
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2222AG
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2222F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2222FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2222FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2222FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1203V0016+HB2222
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H12V0092+HB2222
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1427+HB2222
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S04V0332+HB2222
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0567HB2222+HB2222
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0607HB2222+HB2222
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2144+HB2222
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0738HB2222+HB2222
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2378+HB2222
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0988HB2222+HB2222
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2437+HB2222
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV1074HB2222+HB2222
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV1075HB2222+HB2222