VA HB516 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 725 (effective 7/1/24)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 725 (effective 7/1/24)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Prescription drugs; labels; blind and disabled users. Requires pharmacies to notify each person who identifies themselves or a patient as blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled to whom a prescription drug is dispensed that an accessible prescription label or alternate accommodation is available to the person upon request at no additional cost. The bill requires the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate regulations implementing the provisions of the bill no later than December 31, 2024. Prescription drugs; labels; blind and disabled users. Requires pharmacies to notify each person who identifies themselves or a patient as blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled to whom a prescription drug is dispensed that an accessible prescription label or alternate accommodation is available to the person upon request at no additional cost. The bill requires the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate regulations implementing the provisions of the bill no later than December 31, 2024.
Title
Prescription drugs; labels provided for blind and disabled users.
Sponsors
| Del. Patrick Hope [D] | Del. Jackie Glass [D] | Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D] | Del. Paul Krizek [D] |
| Del. Marcia Price [D] | Del. Holly Seibold [D] | Del. Irene Shin [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (74-Y 26-N) (Y: 74 N: 26 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (61-Y 37-N) (Y: 61 N: 37 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (61-Y 37-N) (Y: 61 N: 37 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-08 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 725 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-27 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB516ER) |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-05 | House | VOTE: Adoption (74-Y 26-N) |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108563D-S1 (74-Y 26-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB516S1 |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 24108563D-S1 |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24108563D-S1 |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A) |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-13 | House | VOTE: Passage (61-Y 37-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read third time and passed House (61-Y 37-N) |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2024-02-11 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services (17-Y 5-N) |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) |
| 2024-01-17 | House | Assigned sub: Health |
| 2024-01-08 | House | Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services |
| 2024-01-08 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104715D |
