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SB 1546 Virginia Senate · 2017 Regular Session

Drug Control Act; adds certain chemical substances to Schedule I.

Summary
Adds certain chemical substances to Schedule I of the Drug Control Act. The Board of Pharmacy has added these substances to Schedule I in an expedited regulatory process. A substance added via this process is removed from the schedule after 18 months unless a general law is enacted adding the substance to the schedule. The bill also removes two substances, benzylfentanyl and thienylfentanyl, from Schedule I. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 20, 2017 Signed Mar 13, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 434 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17103947D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JV
Jill Vogel
RRepublican
VA
27