VA HB577 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Passed on April 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0628)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Passed on April 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0628)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Social work; licensure; criminal background check. Requires applicants for licensure as a baccalaureate social worker, master's social worker, or clinical social worker to provide fingerprints and personal identifying information for a criminal background check, directs the Central Criminal Records Exchange to disseminate criminal history record information obtained to the Board of Social Work, and establishes the process by which an applicant may obtain his criminal history record in the event that such applicant disputes the criminal history information on which a denial of licensure privilege is based. The bill specifies that no criminal history record information obtained from a national criminal history record check conducted for employment or licensing purposes pursuant to federal law shall only be further disseminated to a federal, state, or local government agency or entity. The bill also specifies that any state or local government agency or entity that receives such record information shall not disseminate such information to any private person or entity. The bill also requires the Department of State Police (the Department) to convene a work group to review potential issues and concerns regarding the dissemination of criminal history record information. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026. The bill has a partial delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
Title
Social work; applicants for licensure, criminal background check, report.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-03-12 - House - Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) (Y: 97 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-11 - Senate - Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-11 - Senate - Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-11 - Senate - Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-10 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-09 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-02 - Senate - Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-16 - House - Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-16 - House - Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-02-10 - House - Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-11 - Senate - Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-11 - Senate - Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-11 - Senate - Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-10 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-09 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-02 - Senate - Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-16 - House - Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-16 - House - Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-02-10 - House - Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0628) | |
| 2026-04-13 | Approved by Governor - Chapter 628 (effective - 7/1/2027) | |
| 2026-04-01 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB577) |
| 2026-03-31 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 | |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB577ER) |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Enrolled |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB577) |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 26109434D-S2 |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-03-09 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB577) |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 26108952D-S1 |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB577) |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| 2026-02-13 | House | committee substitute agreed to |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Read second time |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Read first time |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Committee substitute printed 26106090D-H1 |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-05 | House | House subcommittee offered |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB577) |
| 2026-01-21 | House | Assigned sub: Health Professions |
| 2026-01-13 | House | Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services |
| 2026-01-13 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103216D |
