Prescription drugs; labels provided for blind and disabled users.
Summary
Prescription drugs; labels; blind and disabledusers. Requires pharmacies to notify any person receiving a prescription drug that an accessible prescription label is availableupon request at no cost and to provide to individuals who are blind,visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled accessible prescriptionlabels that meet specified accessibility requirements. The bill requiresthe Board of Pharmacy to promulgate regulations implementing theprovisions of the bill no later than April 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 725 (effective 7/1/24)
Mar 26, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
Signed by Speaker
Mar 25, 2024
Senate · Passed
Signed by President
Mar 25, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB516ER)
Mar 4, 2024
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Feb 29, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A)
Feb 29, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Feb 23, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Feb 21, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions
Feb 14, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Feb 13, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
VOTE: Passage (61-Y 37-N)
Feb 13, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 37-N)
Feb 8, 2024
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Health and Human Services (17-Y 5-N)
Feb 6, 2024
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
Jan 17, 2024
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned sub: Health
Jan 8, 2024
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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