Virginia House Bill 850 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0303)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Lyme disease; signage; instructional resources and materials. Requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation to develop and post in each state park and interstate park signage addressing the appropriate steps a visitor can take to prevent tick bites, how to identify Lyme disease, and where to seek treatment. The bill requires the Department to install such signage first in those areas in the Commonwealth that have been identified as most susceptible to Lyme disease and to complete the installation of such signage in all state parks and interstate parks by January 1, 2028. The bill also requires the Secretary of Education, in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Secretary of Natural Resources, to develop instructional resources and materials to assist school boards and local and regional public libraries in establishing an education and awareness program to protect children from Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections. The bill provides that such instructional resources and materials (i) shall be appropriate for individuals of school age; (ii) shall provide information on the identification of ticks, recommended procedures for safe tick removal, and best practices to provide protection from ticks; (iii) may include video productions, pamphlets, and demonstration programs to illustrate the sizes of various ticks, including sizes before and after each variety has become engorged, to assist with the identification of a tick and the reaction on the skin that may result from a tick bite; and (iv) shall be made available to school boards and local and regional public libraries upon request at no charge. Lyme disease; signage; instructional resources and materials. Requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation to develop and post in each state park and interstate park signage addressing the appropriate steps a visitor can take to prevent tick bites, how to identify Lyme disease, and where to seek treatment. The bill requires the Department to install such signage first in those areas in the Commonwealth that have been identified as most susceptible to Lyme disease and to complete the installation of such signage in all state parks and interstate parks by January 1, 2028. The bill also requires the Secretary of Education, in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Secretary of Natural Resources, to develop instructional resources and materials to assist school boards and local and regional public libraries in establishing an education and awareness program to protect children from Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections. The bill provides that such instructional resources and materials (i) shall be appropriate for individuals of school age; (ii) shall provide information on the identification of ticks, recommended procedures for safe tick removal, and best practices to provide protection from ticks; (iii) may include video productions, pamphlets, and demonstration programs to illustrate the sizes of various ticks, including sizes before and after each variety has become engorged, to assist with the identification of a tick and the reaction on the skin that may result from a tick bite; and (iv) shall be made available to school boards and local and regional public libraries upon request at no charge.

Lyme disease; signage in state parks, instructional resources and materials, report.

Del. David Reid [D]

Del. Irene Shin [D]

Sen. Suhas Subramanyam [D]

2022-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (99-Y 1-N) (Y: 99 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-09 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (20-Y 2-N) (Y: 20 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0303)
2022-04-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 303 (effective 7/1/22)
2022-03-11		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-11	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
2022-03-02	Senate	Signed by President
2022-03-01	House	Signed by Speaker
2022-03-01	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB850ER)
2022-03-01	House	Enrolled
2022-02-25	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2022-02-25	Senate	Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2022-02-25	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2022-02-25	Senate	Read third time
2022-02-24	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-22	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
2022-02-16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2022-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2022-02-15	House	VOTE: Passage (99-Y 1-N)
2022-02-15	House	Read third time and passed House (99-Y 1-N)
2022-02-14	House	Read second time and engrossed
2022-02-11	House	Read first time
2022-02-09	House	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2022-02-09	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2022-02-02	House	Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
2022-02-02	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2022-02-02	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (20-Y 2-N)
2022-01-26	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2022-01-26	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2022-01-24	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
2022-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2022-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100253D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	1	200.01	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	206.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB850
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB850+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB850ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0303+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB850F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB850FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H0103V0005+HB0850
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H01V0027+HB0850
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H0201V0036+HB0850
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H02V0087+HB0850
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV0952+HB0850
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S01V0080+HB0850
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0577HB0850+HB0850
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0589HB0850+HB0850
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0595HB0850+HB0850
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0596HB0850+HB0850