VA HB83 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 44-17)
Status: Passed on February 28 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-02-28 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0006)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Mammograms; information on breast density. Requires the Board of Health to establish guidelines requiring licensed facilities or physicians' offices where mammography services are provided to (i) include information on breast density in mammogram letters sent to patients and (ii) in mammogram letters sent to patients who have dense breast tissue, include a notice containing information about the potential effects of dense breast tissue on mammograms and explaining that patients may wish to contact their physicians for additional information.

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Title

Mammograms; information on breast density.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-27 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-24 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-02-28 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0006)
2012-02-28 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 6 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-02-16 Senate: Signed by President
2012-02-15 House: Signed by Speaker
2012-02-15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB83ER)
2012-02-15 House: Enrolled
2012-02-13 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-13 Senate: Read third time
2012-02-10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2012-02-09 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
2012-01-30 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2012-01-30 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2012-01-27 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-01-27 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-01-26 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB83H1
2012-01-26 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12104447D-H1
2012-01-26 House: Read second time
2012-01-25 House: Read first time
2012-01-24 House: Committee substitute printed 12104447D-H1
2012-01-24 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2012-01-19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
2012-01-16 House: Assigned HWI sub: #3
2011-12-21 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2011-12-21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100187D

Same As/Similar To

SB544 (Same As) 2012-03-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0125)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
321229(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+HB83
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB83+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB83H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB83ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0006+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H1203V0001+HB0083
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H12V0036+HB0083
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV0233+HB0083
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S04V0109+HB0083
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0353HB0083+HB0083
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0359HB0083+HB0083

Bill Comments

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