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HB796Introduced in the House of Delegates

Regulatory boards; adjustment of fees, recovery of disciplinary and monitoring costs, report.

Passed

Introduced by C.E. Hayes, District 91

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Professions and occupations; adjustment of fees by regulatory boards; recovery of disciplinary and monitoring costs. Repeals the provision of law that requires, following the close of any biennium, when the account for any regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) shows revenue to be a certain percentage greater than expenses, such regulatory board to distribute excess revenue to current regulants and reduce its licensure or certification fees so that fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover expenses. The bill also repeals the provision with respect to the Department of Health Professions (DHP) that requires, following the close of any biennium, when the account for any regulatory board shows expenses allocated to it for the past biennium to be a certain percentage greater than moneys collected by the board, the board to revise its fees so that such fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover expenses. The bill makes it permissive for the regulatory boards within DPOR and DHP to annually revise the fees levied by it for certification, licensure, registration, or permit and renewal so that the fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover expenses. Regulatory boards are also permitted to recover reasonable administrative costs associated with investigation, disciplinary proceedings, monitoring, and confirming compliance with any terms and conditions imposed from any person who is (i) licensed, registered, certified, or issued a multistate licensure privilege by any regulatory or health regulatory board and (ii) issued a finding of a violation of law or regulation from such regulatory or health regulatory board. Such administrative costs shall not exceed $500 for regulatory boards within DPOR and $1,500 for health regulatory boards within DHP.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1071)

April 22, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

7 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · April 22, 2026

39

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1Yes
Mark Obenshain2Yes
Chris Head3Absent
David Suetterlein4Yes
Travis Hackworth5Yes
Todd Pillion6Yes
William Stanley7Yes
Mark Peake8Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101807D

  2. Referred to Committee on General Laws

  3. Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

  4. House subcommittee offered

  5. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)

  6. Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

  7. Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

  8. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB796)

  9. House subcommittee offered

  10. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)

  11. Reported from Appropriations with substitute (20-Y 2-N)

  12. Committee substitute printed 26107685D-H1

  13. Read first time

  14. Read second time

  15. committee amendments rejected

  16. committee substitute agreed to

  17. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  18. Read third time and passed House (68-Y 28-N 0-A)

  19. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB796)

  20. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  21. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  22. Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  23. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

  24. Rules suspended

  25. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  26. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  27. Committee substitute printed 26109027D-S1

  28. Read third time

  29. Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

  30. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

  31. Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  32. Senate substitute agreed to by House (69-Y 26-N 0-A)

  33. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB796)

  34. Enrolled

  35. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB796ER)

  36. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB796)

  37. Signed by President

  38. Signed by Speaker

  39. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

  40. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  41. Governor's recommendation received by House

  42. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (67-Y 33-N 0-A)

  43. Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  44. Governor's recommendation adopted

  45. Reenrolled

  46. Reenrolled bill text (HB796ER2)

  47. Signed by Speaker

  48. Signed by President

  49. Approved by Governor-Chapter 1071 (effective 7/1/2026)

  50. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1071)

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