Therapeutically equivalent drug products; provisions for return of outdated drugs.
Summary
Therapeutically equivalent drug products; provisions for return of outdated drugs. Requires drug manufacturers to implement provisions for the return of drugs past their expiration date by pharmacies in order for their products to be eligible for dispensing as a therapeutically equivalent drug.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed Mar 21, 2025
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Enrolled
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MINOR
This bill converts HB 2378 from an enrolled bill to a chaptered act, making it officially part of Virginia law. The substantive content of the legislation regarding prescription drug substitution remains unchanged, with no policy modifications to the rules governing generic drug dispensing, patient rights, or manufacturer return provisions.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; the bill moved from legislative approval to official chapter status
TECHNICAL
Text formatting and spacing adjustments to convert the bill from enrolled format to chaptered format, including header changes and line breaks. No substantive policy language was altered.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 18, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Mar 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 270 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2378ER)
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (84-Y 13-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services (19-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Assigned sub: Health Professions
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Keith Hodges
RRepublican
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