Virginia House Bill 1988 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-5)
Status: Passed on March 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0205)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Board of Pharmacy; pharmaceutical processors; processing and dispensing cannabis oil. Effects numerous changes to the processing and dispensing of cannabis oil by pharmaceutical processors in the Commonwealth. The bill defines the term "designated caregiver facility" and allows any staff member or employee of a designated caregiver facility to assist with the possession, acquisition, delivery, transfer, transportation, and administration of cannabis oil for any patients residing in the designated caregiver facility. The bill allows written certifications for use of cannabis oil to include an authentic electronic practitioner signature. The bill also eliminates the requirement that a pharmacist have oversight of the cultivation and processing areas of a pharmaceutical processor, instead requiring pharmaceutical processors to designate a person to oversee cultivation and production areas; removes the requirement that a cannabis dispensing facility undergo quarterly inspections, instead requiring that inspections occur no more than once annually; and allows pharmaceutical processors to remediate cannabis oil that fails any quality testing standard. The bill requires pharmaceutical processors to maintain evidence of criminal background checks for all employees and delivery agents of the pharmaceutical processor. The bill directs the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate regulations implementing the provisions of the bill and regulations creating reasonable restrictions on advertising and promotion by pharmaceutical processors by September 1, 2021. Board of Pharmacy; pharmaceutical processors; processing and dispensing cannabis oil. Effects numerous changes to the processing and dispensing of cannabis oil by pharmaceutical processors in the Commonwealth. The bill defines the term "designated caregiver facility" and allows any staff member or employee of a designated caregiver facility to assist with the possession, acquisition, delivery, transfer, transportation, and administration of cannabis oil for any patients residing in the designated caregiver facility. The bill allows written certifications for use of cannabis oil to include an authentic electronic practitioner signature. The bill also eliminates the requirement that a pharmacist have oversight of the cultivation and processing areas of a pharmaceutical processor, instead requiring pharmaceutical processors to designate a person to oversee cultivation and production areas; removes the requirement that a cannabis dispensing facility undergo quarterly inspections, instead requiring that inspections occur no more than once annually; and allows pharmaceutical processors to remediate cannabis oil that fails any quality testing standard. The bill requires pharmaceutical processors to maintain evidence of criminal background checks for all employees and delivery agents of the pharmaceutical processor. The bill directs the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate regulations implementing the provisions of the bill and regulations creating reasonable restrictions on advertising and promotion by pharmaceutical processors by September 1, 2021.

Cannabis oil; processing and dispensing by pharmaceutical processors.

Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Del. Mark Cole [R]	Del. Carrie Coyner [R]	Del. Hyland Fowler [R]
Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Charniele Herring [D]	Del. Chris Hurst [D]
Del. Mark Keam [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Dave LaRock [R]	Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]
Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. Roxann Robinson [R]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]
Sen. Suhas Subramanyam [D]

2021-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2021-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0205)
2021-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 205 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-01		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-01	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
2021-02-26	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-25	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-25	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1988ER)
2021-02-25	House	Enrolled
2021-02-23	House	VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 0-N 1-A)
2021-02-23	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200148D-S1 (94-Y 0-N 1-A)
2021-02-23	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-22	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-22	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1988S1
2021-02-22	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 21200148D-S1
2021-02-22	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-22	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-19	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
2021-02-18	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-18	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21200148D-S1
2021-02-10	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2021-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-03	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N)
2021-02-03	House	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2021-02-03	House	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2021-02-03	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
2021-02-03	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
2021-02-02	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1988H1
2021-02-02	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21103668D-H1
2021-02-02	House	Read second time
2021-02-01	House	Read first time
2021-01-28	House	Committee substitute printed 21103668D-H1
2021-01-28	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2021-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
2021-01-15	House	Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
2021-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2021-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101833D

HB1988 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	3408.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3442.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3442.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3442.7	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1988
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1988+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1988H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1988S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1988ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0205+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200148D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1988F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1988FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1988FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1988FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H1202C0007+HB1988
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H12C0089+HB1988
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1353+HB1988
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1415+HB1988
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S04C0106+HB1988
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S04V0058+HB1988
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0228HB1988+HB1988
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0266HB1988+HB1988
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1880+HB1988