VA HB1799 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 13 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0416)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 13 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0416)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Board of Pharmacy to deschedule or reschedule controlled substances. Authorizes the Board of Pharmacy (Board) to designate, deschedule, or reschedule as a controlled substance any substance 30 days after publication in the Federal Register of a final or interim final order or rule designating such substance as a controlled substance or descheduling or rescheduling such substance. Under current law, the Board may act 120 days from such publication date. The bill also provides that a person is immune from prosecution for prescribing, administering, dispensing, or possessing pursuant to a valid prescription a substance approved as a prescription drug by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on or after July 1, 2017, in accordance with a final or interim final order or rule despite the fact that such substance has not been scheduled by the Board. The immunity provided by the bill remains in effect until the earlier of (i) nine months from the date of the publication of the interim final order or rule or, if published within nine months of the interim final order or rule, the final order or rule or (ii) the substance is scheduled by the Board or by law. This bill is identical to SB 1403.
Title
Controlled substances; use of FDA-approved substance upon publication of final rule, etc.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2017-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N) (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N) (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-13 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0416) | |
| 2017-03-13 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 416 (effective 7/1/17) | |
| 2017-02-21 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 | |
| 2017-02-21 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17 |
| 2017-02-20 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2017-02-17 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2017-02-17 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1799ER) |
| 2017-02-17 | House | Enrolled |
| 2017-02-15 | House | VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-15 | House | Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-15 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2017-02-13 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-13 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 2017-02-13 | Senate | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 2017-02-13 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2017-02-13 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2017-02-10 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-09 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-03 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2017-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2017-02-02 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-02 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-01 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1799H1 |
| 2017-02-01 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 17104866D-H1 |
| 2017-02-01 | House | Read second time |
| 2017-01-31 | House | Read first time |
| 2017-01-27 | House | Committee substitute printed 17104866D-H1 |
| 2017-01-27 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-25 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (11-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-13 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| 2017-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2017-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103739D |
