Fluorinated hydrocarbons or vapors; prohibited inhalants or other noxious chemical substances.
Summary
Adds fluorinated hydrocarbons or vapors and hydrogenated fluorocarbons to the list of prohibited drugs or noxious chemical substances that a person may deliberately smell or inhale with the intent to become intoxicated, inebriated, excited, or stupefied or to dull the brain or nervous system or that a person may deliberately cause, invite, or induce a person to smell or inhale with the intent to intoxicate, inebriate, excite, stupefy, or dull the brain or nervous system of such person.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Signed Feb 13, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Feb 1, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Feb 13, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 6 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 1, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (85-Y 12-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2138H1
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19104839D-H1
lower
Jan 14, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101459D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert M. "Bob" Thomas, Jr.
RRepublican
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