SB 864 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Comprehensive harm reduction programs; public health emergency, repeals sunset provision.

Summary

Comprehensive harm reduction programs; public health emergency; repeal sunset. Repeals the sunset on the program established in 2017 that allows the Commissioner of Health to establish and operate local or regional comprehensive harm reduction programs during a declared public health emergency that include a provision for the distribution of sterile hypodermic needles and syringes and the disposal of used hypodermic needles and syringes. This bill is identical to HB 378.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Mar 2020

Introduced Jan 8, 2020 Signed Mar 11, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2020

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 4, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 11, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 303 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Feb 21, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed House (92-Y 5-N)

lower

Feb 18, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

lower

Feb 4, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 30, 2020

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 24, 2020

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Health

upper

Jan 8, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Jan 8, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104765D

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors