VA SB1179 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on February 20 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-02-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0062)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Secretary of Health and Human Resources; workgroup to establish educational guidelines for training health care providers in the safe prescribing and appropriate use of opioids. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a workgroup that shall include representatives of the Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Health, and Health Professions as well as representatives of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and each of the Commonwealth's medical schools, dental schools, schools of pharmacy, physician assistant education programs, and nursing education programs to develop educational standards and curricula for training health care providers, including physicians, dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, physician assistants, and nurses, in the safe and appropriate use of opioids to treat pain while minimizing the risk of addiction and substance abuse. The workgroup shall report its progress and the outcomes of its activities to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2017. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to HB 2161.

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Title

Opioids; workgroup to establish guidelines for prescribing.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0062)
2017-02-20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 62 (effective 2/20/17)
2017-02-15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2017
2017-02-15SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/15/17
2017-02-15SenateSigned by President
2017-02-14HouseSigned by Speaker
2017-02-14SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1179ER)
2017-02-14SenateEnrolled
2017-02-13HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2017-02-13HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2017-02-13HouseRead third time
2017-02-10HouseRead second time
2017-02-09HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
2017-02-08HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2017-02-08HouseRead first time
2017-02-08HousePlaced on Calendar
2017-02-06SenatePrinted as engrossed 17101155D-E
2017-02-06SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-06SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-06SenateEmergency clause added
2017-02-06SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB1179E
2017-02-06SenateCommittee amendments agreed to
2017-02-06SenateReading of amendments waived
2017-02-06SenateRead second time
2017-02-03SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
2017-02-02SenateReported from Rules with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
2017-01-10SenateReferred to Committee on Rules
2017-01-10SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101155D

Subjects


Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SB1179
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1179+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1179E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1179ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0062+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S10V0012+SB1179
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0296SB1179+SB1179
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0319SB1179+SB1179
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0320SB1179+SB1179
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H12V0205+SB1179
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV2226+SB1179

Bill Comments

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