Virginia House Bill 2040
Session 2025
Speech-language pathology assistants; licensure, qualifications, scope of practice.
Became Law
Became Law on Apr 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2040
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Motion Text
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (91-Y 3-N)
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Summary
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 26 of Title 54.1 an article numbered 3, consisting of sections numbered 54.1-2620 through 54.1-2624, and to repeal ยง 54.1-2605 of the Code of Virginia, relating to speech-language pathology assistants; licensure, qualifications, scope of practice; revocation or suspension of license; continuing education.
Speech-language pathology assistants; licensure, qualifications, scope of practice; revocation or suspension of license; continuing education. Adds speech-language pathology assistants to the professions governed by the Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. The bill also establishes qualifications, scope of practice, and supervision requirements for speech-language pathology assistants. The bill directs the Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology to adopt regulations governing the speech-language pathology assistant profession by July 1, 2026, and specifies that the provisions governing the licensure of speech-language pathology assistants have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
Chaptered
Reenrolled
Governor's Recommendation
Enrolled
Education and Health Substitute
Health and Human Services Substitute
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2040)
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04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0649)
04/02/2025
House
Enacted, Chapter 649 (Effective 07/01/27)
04/02/2025
Senate
Signed by President as reenrolled
04/02/2025
House
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/02/2025
House
Reenrolled bill text (HB2040ER2)
04/02/2025
House
Reenrolled
04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation adopted
04/02/2025
Senate
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
04/02/2025
House
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (91-Y 3-N)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation received by House
03/11/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
03/11/2025
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
03/10/2025
Senate
Signed by President
03/07/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
03/07/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2040)
03/07/2025
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2040ER)
03/07/2025
House
Enrolled
02/19/2025
House
Senate substitute agreed to by House (88-Y 7-N)
02/18/2025
Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
02/18/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
02/18/2025
Senate
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
02/18/2025
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
02/18/2025
Senate
Read third time
02/17/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
02/17/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
02/17/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
02/17/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2040)
02/13/2025
Senate
Committee substitute printed 25106923D-S1
02/13/2025
Senate
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
02/07/2025
Senate
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
02/04/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/04/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
02/03/2025
House
Read third time and passed House (87-Y 12-N)
02/03/2025
House
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
01/31/2025
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
01/31/2025
House
Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to
01/31/2025
House
Read second time and engrossed
01/30/2025
House
Read first time
01/28/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2040)
01/28/2025
House
Committee substitute printed 25105332D-H1
01/28/2025
House
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
01/23/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
01/22/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2040)
01/14/2025
House
Assigned sub: Health Professions
01/07/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
01/07/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104040D
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Record Created
Jan 8, 2025 1:05:13 AM
Record Updated
Oct 13, 2025 2:42:54 PM