VA SB864 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 11 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0303)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Comprehensive harm reduction programs; public health emergency; repeal sunset. Repeals the sunset on the program established in 2017 that allows the Commissioner of Health to establish and operate local or regional comprehensive harm reduction programs during a declared public health emergency that include a provision for the distribution of sterile hypodermic needles and syringes and the disposal of used hypodermic needles and syringes.

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Title

Comprehensive harm reduction programs; public health emergency, repeals sunset provision.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (92-Y 5-N) (Y: 92 N: 5 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0303)
2020-03-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 303 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-04 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 11, 2020
2020-03-04SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2020
2020-02-27HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-27SenateSigned by President
2020-02-26SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB864ER)
2020-02-26SenateEnrolled
2020-02-21HouseVOTE: Passage (92-Y 5-N)
2020-02-21HousePassed House (92-Y 5-N)
2020-02-21HouseRead third time
2020-02-20HouseRead second time
2020-02-18HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
2020-02-13HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2020-02-13HouseRead first time
2020-02-13HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-04SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03SenateRead second time and engrossed
2020-01-31SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-01-30SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-24SenateAssigned Education sub: Health
2020-01-08SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-01-08SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104765D

Same As/Similar To

HB378 (Same As) 2020-03-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0212)

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Bill Comments

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