Virginia · Senate Bill 752 · 2025 Regular Session

Bd. of Psychology, et al., to study education, training, etc.

SB 752 Sponsored by Barbara A. Favola Became law

  1. Introduced Dec 4, 2024
  2. In committee Dec 4, 2024
  3. Passed the Senate Jan 28, 2025
  4. Passed the House of Delegates Feb 18, 2025
  5. To the governor Mar 5, 2025
  6. Became law Mar 24, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Board of Psychology; prescriptive authority for clinical psychologists work group; report. Directs the Boards of Psychology and Medicine to jointly convene a work group with stakeholders to study the education, training, and qualifications of clinical psychologists licensed in the Commonwealth, and assess under what conditions it may be appropriate for clinical psychologists to be granted prescriptive authority. The…

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Board of Psychology; prescriptive authority for clinical psychologists work group; report. Directs the Boards of Psychology and Medicine to jointly convene a work group with stakeholders to study the education, training, and qualifications of clinical psychologists licensed in the Commonwealth, and assess under what conditions it may be appropriate for clinical psychologists to be granted prescriptive authority. The bill requires the work group to report its findings to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2025.

Every action

35 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100614D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Education and Health · Senate Education and Health
  3. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB752)
  4. SenateAssigned Education sub: Health Professions
  5. CommitteeReported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · Senate Education and Health14–0 vote
  6. SenateCommittee substitute printed 25104159D-S1
  7. SenateRules suspended
  8. SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)37–0 vote
  9. SenatePassed by for the day
  10. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB752)
  11. SenateRead second time
  12. SenateReading of substitute waived
  13. SenateEducation and Health Substitute agreed to
  14. SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute
  15. SenateRead third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)39–0 vote
  16. House of DelegatesPlaced on Calendar
  17. House of DelegatesRead first time
  18. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Health and Human Services · House of Delegates Health and Human Services
  19. CommitteeAssigned sub: Health Professions · House of Delegates Health and Human Services: Subcommittee 2
  20. CommitteePlaced on Health and Human Services Agenda · House of Delegates Health and Human Services
  21. CommitteeSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) · House of Delegates Health and Human Services: Subcommittee 28–0 vote
  22. CommitteePlaced on Health and Human Services Agenda · House of Delegates Health and Human Services
  23. CommitteeReported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N) · House of Delegates Health and Human Services21–0 vote
  24. House of DelegatesRead second time
  25. House of DelegatesRead third time
  26. House of DelegatesPassed House (97-Y 0-N)97–0 vote
  27. SenateEnrolled
  1. SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB752ER)
  2. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB752)
  3. House of DelegatesSigned by Speaker
  4. SenateSigned by President
  5. SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
  6. GovernorGovernor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor-Chapter 590 (Effective 07/01/25)
  8. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0590)

Roll calls

6 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) · Full Senate

37–0
Jan 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 3
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 18 yes, 0 no Republicans: 17 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 3

Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) · Full Senate

Passed 39–0
Jan 28, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 39 No 0 Not voting 1
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 18 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 39

Not voting · 1

Passed House (97-Y 0-N) · Full House of Delegates

Passed 97–0
Feb 18, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 97 No 0 Not voting 3
Party not listed: 22 yes, 0 no Democrats: 44 yes, 0 no Republicans: 31 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 97

Not voting · 3

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 23, 2025 Senate Education and Health Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 14

Not voting · 1

 Passed 14–0
Feb 11, 2025 House of Delegates Health and Human Services: Subcommittee 2 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 8

Not voting · 1

 8–0
Feb 13, 2025 House of Delegates Health and Human Services Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 21

Not voting · 1

 Passed 21–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

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