VIIS; any health care provider in the Commonwealth that administers immunizations to participate.
Summary
Virginia Immunization Information System; healthcare entities; required participation. Requires any health careprovider in the Commonwealth that administers immunizations to participatein the Virginia Immunization Information System (VIIS) and reportpatient immunization history and information to VIIS. Under currentlaw, participation in VIIS is optional for authorized health careentities. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 26, 2021
How they voted
24–8
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Feb 22, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 211 (effective 1/1/22)
executive
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (29-Y 9-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (81-Y 19-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Health
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102411D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rod Willett
DDemocratic
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
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