Virginia Senate Bill 740
Session 2025
Medicine, Board of; continuing education, unconscious bias and cultural competency.
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Vetoed by Governor on May 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
740
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency. Directs the Board of Medicine to require unconscious bias and cultural competency training as part of the continuing education requirements for renewal of licensure. The bill specifies requirements for the training and requires the Board of Medicine to report the number of licensees who have successfully completed such training to the Department of Health and the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative. This bill is identical to HB 1649.
An Act to direct the Board of Medicine to require certain licensees to complete training on unconscious bias and cultural competency as part of their continuing education and continuing competency requirements for licensure.
Governor's Veto Explanation
Governor Substitute Not Adopted
Governor's Recommendation
Enrolled
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB740)
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05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Vetoed by Governor
04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
04/02/2025
Senate
Communicated to Governor
04/02/2025
Senate
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (17-Y 23-N)
03/25/2025
Senate
Governor's substitute printed (SB740S1)
03/24/2025
Senate
Governor's substitute printed (SB740S1)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
02/20/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
02/20/2025
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
02/16/2025
Senate
Signed by President
02/14/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB740)
02/13/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
02/13/2025
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB740ER)
02/13/2025
Senate
Enrolled
02/11/2025
House
Passed House (50-Y 44-N)
02/11/2025
House
Read third time
02/10/2025
House
Read second time
02/06/2025
House
Reported from Health and Human Services (14-Y 8-N)
02/03/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
02/03/2025
House
Read first time
02/03/2025
House
Placed on Calendar
01/28/2025
Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 14-N)
01/27/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate
01/27/2025
Senate
Read second time
01/24/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
01/24/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
01/24/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/23/2025
Senate
Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 4-N)
01/17/2025
Senate
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
09/25/2024
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
09/25/2024
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100134D
Sources
VA Legislature
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Record Created
Nov 5, 2024 7:49:55 AM
Record Updated
Sep 1, 2025 1:24:54 PM