Bill Sponsor
Virginia House Bill 1649
Session 2025
Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency.
Active
Active
Vetoed by Governor on May 2, 2025
First Action
Jan 3, 2025
Latest Action
May 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1649
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (4)
Senate Votes (3)
Motion Text
Passed by for the day
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
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 SB 740. 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.
Documents (1)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1649)
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
House
Communicated to Governor
04/02/2025
House
Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
03/24/2025
House
Governor's substitute printed (HB1649H1)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation received by House
02/18/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
02/18/2025
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
02/15/2025
Senate
Signed by President
02/14/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1649)
02/12/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
02/12/2025
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1649ER)
02/12/2025
House
Enrolled
02/10/2025
Senate
Passed Senate (24-Y 14-N)
02/10/2025
Senate
Read third time
02/07/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
02/07/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
02/07/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
02/06/2025
Senate
Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 3-N)
01/30/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/30/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
01/29/2025
House
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 45-N)
01/28/2025
House
Read second time and engrossed
01/27/2025
House
Passed by for the day
01/24/2025
House
Passed by for the day
01/23/2025
House
Read first time
01/21/2025
House
Reported from Health and Human Services (13-Y 8-N)
01/20/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1649)
01/16/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
01/13/2025
House
Assigned sub: Health Professions
01/03/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
01/03/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102272D
Sources
Record Created
Jan 3, 2025 10:50:06 PM
Record Updated
Oct 13, 2025 2:28:08 PM