SB 1081 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Optometry; dissolves TPA-Formulary and TPA-Formulary Committee.

Summary

Optometry; TPA-Formulary; TPA-Formulary Committee; dissolution. Dissolves the TPA-Formulary and the TPA-Formulary Committee. The TPA-Formulary is the list of the therapeutic pharmaceutical agents that a TPA-certified optometrist may prescribe. The TPA-Formulary Committee provides recommendations to the Board of Pharmacy regarding the therapeutic pharmaceutical agents to include on the TPA-Formulary for the treatment of diseases and abnormal conditions of the eye and its adnexa by TPA-certified optometrists. This bill is identical to HB 1898.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 408 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content of the bill regarding optometry, therapeutic pharmaceutical agents (TPAs), and the TPA-Formulary Committee remains unchanged from the enrolled version. The only differences are formatting and layout adjustments typical of the transition from legislative draft to final published statute.

TECHNICAL

Added chapter number (Chapter 408) and approval date (March 24, 2025) to the final enacted version. Removed session header formatting and added proper spacing consistent with published Virginia statutes.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Jan 24, 2025

D Democratic21

20 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican19

17 Yea 2

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 408 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Feb 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1081ER)

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (94-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Health Professions

upper

Jan 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors