HB 255 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

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

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 26, 2024
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
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

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