Legislation - HB0420

Title: Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act
Sponsored by: Delegates Rogers, Allen, Chisholm, Crutchfield, Hinebaugh, Kipke, Nkongolo, Odom, Phillips, and Sample-Hughes
Status: In the House - Reassigned to Government, Labor, and Elections and Health
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Authorizing active service members and spouses, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another jurisdiction; and altering the definition of "eligible veteran" for purposes of certain provisions of law governing occupational or professional licensing processes to include former service members who have been discharged for more than 1 year before an application for a license, certificate, or registration is submitted.

Committees

Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections; Health

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0242

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2026 Legislative Date 1/22/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2026 Legislative Date 1/28/2026 Action Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2026 Legislative Date 2/03/2026 Action Reassigned to Government, Labor, and Elections Health Proceedings 14 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/22/2026	1/22/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act
House	1/28/2026	1/28/2026	Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/03/2026	2/03/2026	Reassigned to Government, Labor, and Elections Health	14 Click to view Recorded Media

File Code

Subjects

Statutes

Article - Business Occupations and Professions

( 10.5-102, 10-101, 10-206, 1-101, 11-101, 11-306, 11-401, 12-101, 12-301, 13-101, 13-401, 14-101, 14-301, 15-101, 15-301, 16-101, 16-301, 16-302, 16-3A-01, 16-501, 16-503, 17-101, 17-301, 18-301, 19-101, 19-401, 20-101, 20-301, 2-101, 21-101, 21-301, 2-301, 3-101, 3-302, 3-306, 4-101, 4-301, 4-301.2, 4-302, 4-404, 4-507, 4-509, 5-101, 5-301, 5-303, 5-404, 6.5-101, 6.5-301, 6-101, 6-301, 6-303, 7-101, 7-301, 7-302, 8-101, 8-301, 9-101, 9-301 )

Article - Health Occupations

( 10-101, 10-301, 11-101, 11-301, 11-404.1, 12-101, 12-301, 12-502, 12-6B-01, 12-6D-02, 12-6D-08, 12-6D-10, 12-6D-11, 13-101, 13-301, 13-310, 13-404, 14-101, 14-301, 14-302, 14-306, 14-5A-01, 14-5A-08, 14-5B-01, 14-5B-07, 14-5B-08, 14-5C-01, 14-5C-08, 14-5D-01, 14-5D-07, 14-5D-11, 14-5E-01, 14-5E-08, 14-5F-10, 14-5G-08, 14-5G-14, 15-101, 15-301, 15-402.1, 16-101, 16-301, 1-701, 1-704, 17-101, 17-301, 17-310, 17-401, 17-403, 17-404, 17-406, 17-6A-10, 18-101, 18-301, 18-302, 19-101, 19-301, 19-302, 19-307, 1A-101, 1A-301, 20-101, 20-301, 2-101, 21-101, 21-301, 2-301, 2-310.1, 2-310.2, 2-310.3, 2-3B-01, 2-3B-04, 2-3B-06, 3-101, 3-301, 3-305.1, 4-101, 4-301, 4-301.1, 4-505, 5-101, 5-301, 6-101, 6-301, 7-101, 7-301, 7-302, 7-306, 7-308, 7-308.1, 8-101, 8-301, 8-6A-02, 8-6B-07, 8-6C-06, 8-6D-02, 9-101, 9-301, 9-3A-01, 9-404 )