Drug paraphernalia and controlled paraphernalia; narcotic testing products.
Summary
Clarifies that narcotic testing products used to determine whether a controlled substance contains fentanyl or a fentanyl analog are not drug paraphernalia or controlled paraphernalia.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 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
21
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 5, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 215 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 8, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2563E
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 16, 2019
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
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 19103249D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Roxann Robinson
RRepublican
Co
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
Wendy Gooditis
DDemocratic
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