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HB 1139

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 13, 2026.

Medicine, Board of; membership, removal of residence requirements.

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-1139
Session 2026
Status enacted
Committee Health and Human Services; Education and Health
House of Delegates enacted 2026-04-13
Healthcare
Summary

Board of Medicine; membership; removal of residence requirements. Removes the requirement that the Board of Medicine have one physician from each congressional district and instead requires that 11 physicians are on the Board. The bill removes references to change of residence provisions for physician Board members.

Sponsor
Downey
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-14 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-13 Status enacted
2026-04-13 Latest Action Approved by Governor-Chapter 741 (effective 7/1/2026)
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