Drug Control act; distribution of hypodermic needles.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Signed Mar 21, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
14
Committee
10
Mar 21, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 143 (effective 7/1/23)
executive
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1198ER)
upper
Feb 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 22, 2023
Committee
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 11, 2023
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Jan 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DS
Dick Saslaw
DDemocratic
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