Controlled paraphernalia; possession or distribution, hypodermic needles and syringes, naloxone.
Summary
Provides that a person who is authorized by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to train individuals on the administration of naloxone for use in opioid overdose reversal and who is acting on behalf of an organization that provides services to individuals at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose or training in the administration of naloxone for overdose reversal and that has obtained a controlled substances registration from the Board of Pharmacy may dispense or distribute hypodermic needles and syringes in conjunction with such dispensing of naloxone and that a person to whom naloxone has been distributed by such individual may possess hypodermic needles and syringes in conjunction with such possession of naloxone. The bill also allows the dispensing or distributing of hypodermic needles and syringes by persons authorized to dispense naloxone. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Signed Mar 2, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 2, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 97 (effective 3/2/18)
executive
Feb 9, 2018
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 31, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 30, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB842E
legislature
Jan 30, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Jan 17, 2018
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104187D
legislature
1 primary · 31 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
Co
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Chris Head
RRepublican
Co
Christopher E. Collins
RRepublican
Co
Christopher P. Stolle
RRepublican
Co
Danny Marshall
RRepublican
Co
Emily Jordan
RRepublican
Co
Glenn R. Davis
RRepublican
Co
Gordon C. Helsel, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
James Edmunds
RRepublican
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