VA HB1933 | 2013 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)
Status: Passed on March 12 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0215)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Lyme disease; disclosure of information to patients. Requires physicians to provide to each patient for whom a test for the presence of Lyme disease is ordered a written notice about Lyme disease, about testing for Lyme disease, and about the need for the patient to contact his physician with questions or concerns about Lyme disease. The bill also provides that licensees are immune from civil liability for providing such notice absent gross negligence or willful misconduct. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2018.

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Title

Lyme disease; written information to patient when ordering laboratory test for presence of disease.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2013-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (56-Y 40-N) (Y: 56 N: 42 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 5-N) (Y: 95 N: 5 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (15-Y 7-N) (Y: 17 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0215)
2013-03-12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 215 (effective 7/1/13)
2013-02-23SenateSigned by President
2013-02-23HouseSigned by Speaker
2013-02-22HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1933ER)
2013-02-22HouseEnrolled
2013-02-19HouseVOTE: ADOPTION (56-Y 40-N)
2013-02-19HouseSenate substitute agreed to by House 13105259D-S1 (56-Y 40-N)
2013-02-19HousePending question ordered
2013-02-19HousePlaced on Calendar
2013-02-18SenatePassed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N)
2013-02-18SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1933S1
2013-02-18SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 13105259D-S1
2013-02-18SenateReading of substitute waived
2013-02-18SenateRead third time
2013-02-15SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-14SenateCommittee substitute printed 13105259D-S1
2013-02-14SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
2013-02-06SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2013-02-06SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2013-02-05HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 5-N)
2013-02-05HouseRead third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N)
2013-02-04HousePrinted as engrossed 13104654D-EH1
2013-02-04HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1933EH1
2013-02-04HouseAmendment by Delegate Stolle agreed to
2013-02-04HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 13104654D-H1
2013-02-04HouseRead second time
2013-02-01HouseRead first time
2013-01-31HouseCommittee substitute printed 13104654D-H1
2013-01-31HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
2013-01-28HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
2013-01-15HouseAssigned HWI sub: #1
2013-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2013-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102771D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5412963.2(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+HB1933
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1933+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1933H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1933EH1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1933S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1933ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0215+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H1201V0011+HB1933
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H12V0068+HB1933
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+HV0620+HB1933
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S04V0193+HB1933
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0597HB1933+HB1933
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0642HB1933+HB1933
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+HV1103+HB1933

Bill Comments

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