HB 841 — Practice of athletic training; adds dry needling to definition.
VA 20261 session
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.
Latest action: — Continued
Sponsors (1)
- Mark C. Downey (D, VA) — sponsor
Action timeline (20)
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- · house · H8500 —
- · house · H2412 —
- · house · H8120 —
- · house · H2417 —
- · house · H2407 —
- · house · H4110 —
- · house · H4120 —
- · house · H4210 —
- · house · H4602 —
- · house · H4160 —
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- · house · H4160 —
- · house · H5000 —
- · house · H8500 —
- · senate · S4140 —
- · senate · S0401 —
- · senate · S0405 —
- · senate · S0440 —
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Education and Health | — | va-leg |
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Who matters
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| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark C. Downey (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Education and Health · va-leg