Legislation - HB0420

Authorizing active service members and spouses, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another state; 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 from active duty before the date on which the license application, renewal, or changed of status is submitted.

Committees

Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections Click to view Recorded Media; Health

Opposite:: Rules

Committee Testimony

Witness List

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 Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 4/09/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/23/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {763423/1 Adopted Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/23/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/24/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (134-0) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2026 Legislative Date 3/23/2026 Action Referred Rules Proceedings 62 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
			Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Health	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/09/2026	4/09/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
House	4/09/2026	3/23/2026	Favorable with Amendments {763423/1 Adopted	60 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/09/2026	3/23/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	60 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act
House	4/09/2026	3/24/2026	Third Reading Passed (134-0)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2026	3/23/2026	Referred Rules	62 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, 11-401, 12-101, 12-301, 13-101, 13-401, 14-101, 14-301, 15-101, 15-301, 16-101, 16-301, 16-3A-01, 16-501, 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, 5-101, 5-301, 6.5-101, 6.5-301, 6-101, 6-301, 6-303, 7-101, 7-301, 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, 12-6B-01, 12-6D-02, 13-101, 13-301, 14-101, 14-301, 14-5A-08, 14-5B-08, 14-5C-08, 14-5D-07, 14-5E-08, 14-5F-10, 14-5G-08, 15-101, 15-301, 16-101, 16-301, 1-701, 1-704, 17-101, 17-301, 17-401, 17-6A-10, 18-101, 18-301, 19-101, 19-301, 1A-101, 1A-301, 20-101, 20-301, 2-101, 21-101, 21-301, 2-301, 2-3B-01, 3-101, 3-301, 4-101, 4-301, 4-505, 5-101, 5-301, 6-101, 6-301, 7-101, 7-301, 7-302, 8-101, 8-301, 8-6A-02, 8-6B-07, 8-6C-06, 8-6D-02, 9-101, 9-301, 9-3A-01 )