Drug Control Act; classifies gabapentin as a Schedule V controlled substance.
Summary
Classifies gabapentin as a Schedule V controlled substance. Current law lists gabapentin as a drug of concern. The bill also removes the list of drugs of concern from the Code of Virginia and provides that any wholesale drug distributor licensed and regulated by the Board of Pharmacy and registered with and regulated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration shall have until July 1, 2020, or within six months of final approval of compliance from the Board of Pharmacy and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, whichever is earlier, to comply with storage requirements for Schedule V controlled substances containing gabapentin.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 9, 2019
Signed Mar 5, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Feb 8, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 5, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 214 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2557S1
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106567D-S1
upper
Feb 8, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101661D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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