Adult wellness screening; sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait.
Summary
Adult wellness screening; sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait. Provides that every adult resident of the Commonwealth may be offered screening tests for sickle cell disease or the sickle cell trait and requires that the health care professional in charge of an adult's annual health examination provide education and appropriate counseling regarding the results of any such test that is performed.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 4, 2024
Signed Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2024 · House of Delegates Jan 31, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 26, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Mar 28, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 182 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB255ER)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
Assigned sub: Health
lower
Jan 4, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Candi King
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Askew
DDemocratic
Co
Bonita Anthony
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
Co
Destiny LeVere Bolling
DDemocratic
Co
Irene Shin
DDemocratic
Co
J.R. Henson
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Cole
DDemocratic
Co
Kathy Tran
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Fowler
DDemocratic
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