SB 737 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Early childhood care and education entities; administration of epinephrine.

Summary
Early childhood care and education entities; administration of epinephrine. Requires the Board of Education to amend its regulations to require each early childhood care and education entity to implement policies for the possession and administration of epinephrine in every such entity to be administered by any nurse at the entity, employee at the entity, or employee of a local health department who is authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of epinephrine to any child believed to be having an anaphylactic reaction. The bill mandates that such policies shall require that at least one school nurse, employee at the entity, or employee of a local health department who is authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of epinephrine has the means to access at all times during regular facility hours any such appropriate weight-based dosage of epinephrine that is stored in a locked or otherwise generally inaccessible container or area. This bill shall be known as Elijah's Law. This bill is identical to HB 1328.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 21, 2022 Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2022

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 8, 2022
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 696 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB737E
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22103738D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jennifer Boysko
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
VA
38