VA SB331 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on April 6 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-06 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0344)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on April 6 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-06 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0344)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Board of Veterinary Medicine; traineeships. Expands eligibility for veterinary traineeship programs to include (i) graduates of an American Veterinary Medical Association-accredited college of veterinary medicine who have not yet passed the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE); and (ii) registrants in the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) program who have taken and received a passing score on the NAVLE and have completed all steps of the ECFVG program except for the clinical proficiency examination.
Title
Veterinary Medicine, Board of; traineeships.
Sponsors
| Sen. Danica Roem [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-02-27 - House - Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - House - Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-19 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-10 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-06 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - Senate - Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-21 - Senate - Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-21 - Senate - Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - House - Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-19 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-10 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-06 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - Senate - Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-21 - Senate - Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-21 - Senate - Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0344) | |
| 2026-04-06 | Approved by Governor-Chapter 344 (effective 7/1/2026) | |
| 2026-03-10 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 | |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB331) |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB331ER) |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2026-02-27 | House | Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-27 | House | Read third time |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Read second time |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Assigned sub: Health Professions |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Read first time |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB331) |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Education and Health Substitute agreed to |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 26107057D-S1 |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Senate committee offered |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Senate subcommittee offered |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Assigned Education sub: Health Professions |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB331) |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100749D |
