Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedule I, penalties.
Summary
Drug Control Act; Schedule I; penalties. Adds certain chemicals to Schedule I of the Drug Control Act. The Board of Pharmacy has added these substances in an expedited regulatory process. A substance added via this process is removed from the schedule after 18 months unless a general law is enacted adding the substance to the schedule.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions
Health Subcommittee Substitute
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Chaptered
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was finalized into law (Chapter 171) after passing the House, with only minor formatting adjustments to the text of the statute and the appropriation clause. The substantive policy regarding Schedule I drug penalties and the associated funding estimates remain unchanged.
Scope change
None; the bill's scope and applicability are identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL
Added chapter number, approval date, and bill identifier to the header to reflect that the bill has been enacted into law.
Changed the spacing in the section header from '§ 54.1-3446' to '§ 54.1-3446' to match standard legal formatting conventions.
Adjusted spacing in the appropriation clause to match the updated section header formatting.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
Feb 27, 2026
D
Democratic20
90% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 171 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB558ER)
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
Assigned sub: Health
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Otto Wachsmann
RRepublican
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