HB 516 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Prescription drugs; labels provided for blind and disabled users.

Summary

Prescription drugs; labels; blind and disabledusers. Requires pharmacies to notify any person receiving a prescription drug that an accessible prescription label is availableupon request at no cost and to provide to individuals who are blind,visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled accessible prescriptionlabels that meet specified accessibility requirements. The bill requiresthe Board of Pharmacy to promulgate regulations implementing theprovisions of the bill no later than April 1, 2025.

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 8, 2024 Signed Apr 8, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Mar 4, 2024

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 8, 2024

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 725 (effective 7/1/24)

executive

Mar 26, 2024

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 25, 2024

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 25, 2024

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB516ER)

lower

Mar 4, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 29, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A)

upper

Feb 29, 2024

Upper · Passed

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

upper

Feb 23, 2024

Upper · Passed

Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

upper

Feb 21, 2024

Committee

Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions

upper

Feb 14, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 13, 2024

Lower · Passed

VOTE: Passage (61-Y 37-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (61-Y 37-N)

lower

Feb 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services (17-Y 5-N)

lower

Feb 6, 2024

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)

lower

Jan 17, 2024

Committee

Assigned sub: Health

lower

Jan 8, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors