HB 257 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Sickle cell anemia; prescription of opioids for pain management.

Summary

Prescription of opioids; sickle cell anemia.Exempts prescribers from certain requirements of the PrescriptionMonitoring Program related to prescribing opioids if the opioid isprescribed to a patient for pain management related to sickle cellanemia.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2024

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

Signed into Law

Apr 2024

Introduced Jan 4, 2024 Signed Apr 8, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House of Delegates Jan 31, 2024

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Mar 4, 2024

D Democratic21

20 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 8, 2024

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 635 (effective 7/1/24)

executive

Mar 8, 2024

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 7, 2024

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB257ER)

lower

Mar 4, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 29, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 2-N)

upper

Feb 21, 2024

Committee

Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions

upper

Feb 1, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Jan 31, 2024

Lower · Passed

VOTE: Passage (63-Y 35-N)

lower

Jan 31, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N)

lower

Jan 25, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services (15-Y 7-N)

lower

Jan 23, 2024

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)

lower

Jan 17, 2024

Committee

Assigned sub: Health

lower

Jan 4, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

1 primary · 12 co-sponsors