VA SB294 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 7 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0160)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Methamphetamine precursors; sale and tracking; penalties. Requires the Department of State Police to enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish the Commonwealth's participation in a real-time electronic recordkeeping and monitoring system for the nonprescription sale of ephedrine or related compounds. Most pharmacies and retail distributors will be required to enter nonprescription sales of ephedrine or related compounds into the electronic system. The bill retains the existing sales limit of no more than 3.6 grams of ephedrine or related compounds per day per individual retail customer and no more than 9 grams per 30-day period. The bill is effective January 1, 2013.

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Title

Methamphetamine precursors; sale and tracking, penalties.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-15 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0160)
2012-03-07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 160 (effective 1/1/13)
2012-02-23 House: Signed by Speaker
2012-02-23 Senate: Signed by President
2012-02-23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB294ER)
2012-02-23 Senate: Enrolled
2012-02-21 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2012-02-21 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-0Y 0-N)
2012-02-21 House: Read third time
2012-02-20 House: Passed by for the day
2012-02-17 House: Read second time
2012-02-15 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
2012-02-13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-02-13 House: Read first time
2012-02-13 House: Placed on Calendar
2012-01-24 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2012-01-23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB294S1
2012-01-23 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104362D-S1
2012-01-23 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2012-01-23 Senate: Read second time
2012-01-20 Senate: Incorporates SB14
2012-01-20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2012-01-18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104362D-S1
2012-01-18 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2012-01-10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-01-10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103470D

Same As/Similar To

SB14 (Similar To) 2012-01-18 - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice
HB1161 (Same As) 2012-03-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0252)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182248.8(n/a)See Bill Text
182265.18(n/a)See Bill Text
182265.6(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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