Pharmacists - Required Notification and Authorized Substitution - Lower-Cost Drug or Device Product
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 15, 2021
Signed May 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 26, 2021
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Mar 21, 2021
D
Democratic25
92% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 162
executive
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Apr 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Mar 21, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0-2)
senate
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
First Reading Health and Government Operations
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Emily Shetty
DDemocratic
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