VA HB 841
Status unknownPractice of athletic training; adds dry needling to definition.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 841 pass?
The current status of VA HB 841 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-03-05): Continued to next session in Education and Health (11-Y 0-N)
What is VA HB 841 about?
Professions and occupations; definition of "practice of athletic training"; dry needling. Adds dry needling to the definition of "practice of athletic training," as such term relates to the practice of medicine and other healing arts, and directs the Board of Medicine to adopt regulations requiring training and certification for the practice of dry needling by athletic trainers.
Who sponsors VA HB 841?
Mark C. Downey is the primary sponsor of VA HB 841.
Description
Professions and occupations; definition of "practice of athletic training"; dry needling. Adds dry needling to the definition of "practice of athletic training," as such term relates to the practice of medicine and other healing arts, and directs the Board of Medicine to adopt regulations requiring training and certification for the practice of dry needling by athletic trainers.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-05 — Continued to next session in Education and Health (11-Y 0-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Mark C. Downeyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-13
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101026D
filing,introduction
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
referral-committee
2026-01-16
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB841)
2026-01-23
Assigned sub: Health Professions
referral-committee
2026-01-29
House subcommittee offered
2026-01-29
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N)
2026-02-05
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-09
Read first time
reading-1
2026-02-10
Read second time
reading-2
2026-02-10
committee amendment agreed to
amendment-passage
2026-02-10
Engrossed by House as amended
2026-02-11
Passed by for the day
2026-02-12
Passed by for the day
2026-02-13
Passed by for the day
2026-02-16
Read third time and passed House (56-Y 39-N 0-A)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-17
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB841)
2026-02-17
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-17
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee
2026-03-05
Continued to next session in Education and Health (11-Y 0-N)
Versions
Documents
Votes
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
2026-01-29 · pass · 9-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: no
- Joshua G. Cole: yes
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Mike A. Cherry: yes
- Timothy P. Griffin: yes
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s)
2026-02-05 · pass · 12-9
Member-level votes (22)
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: no
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: no
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Irene Shin: no
- Joshua G. Cole: no
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: no
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: no
- Wendell S. Walker: yes
- Mike A. Cherry: no
- Phillip A. Scott: not voting
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: no
- Timothy P. Griffin: no
- Mitchell Cornett: yes
H VOTE:
2026-02-16 · pass · 56-39
Member-level votes (100)
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Terry L. Austin: no
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: no
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
- Mike A. Cherry: no
- Nadarius E. Clark: not voting
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Joshua G. Cole: no
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
- Mitchell Cornett: no
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Will Davis: no
- Karrie K. Delaney: yes
- Lindsey Dougherty: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: no
- Lily V. Franklin: yes
- Margaret A. Franklin: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: no
- Jackie H. Glass: no
- Timothy P. Griffin: no
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
- Karen Hamilton: not voting
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: no
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Hillary Pugh Kent: no
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
- Terry G. Kilgore: yes
- Barry D. Knight: not voting
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich: no
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: no
- Marty Martinez: yes
- John Chilton McAuliff: yes
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: no
- Joseph P. McNamara: no
- Delores L. McQuinn: not voting
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- James W. Morefield: no
- May Nivar: no
- Delores Oates: no
- Israel D. O'Quinn: no
- Justin Pence: no
- Eric Phillips: no
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: no
- Sam Rasoul: no
- Atoosa R. Reaser: not voting
- David A. Reid: yes
- Chris S. Runion: no
- Charlie Schmidt: yes
- Don Scott: yes
- Phillip A. Scott: no
- Holly M. Seibold: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: no
- Irene Shin: no
- Marcus B. Simon: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- JJ Singh: no
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Anne Ferrell Tata: no
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Virgil Thornton: yes
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: no
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: no
- Wendell S. Walker: yes
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- R. Lee Ware: no
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- Michael J. Webert: no
- Madison Whittle: no
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Wren M. Williams: no
- Tony O. Wilt: no
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: no
- Scott A. Wyatt: no
- Eric R. Zehr: yes
Continued to next session in Education and Health
2026-03-05 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: not voting
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Tara A. Durant: not voting
- Stella G. Pekarsky: not voting
- Christie New Craig: yes
- Russet Perry: not voting
Related bills
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