SB 254 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Optometrists; expert witness testimony.

Summary

Optometrists; expert witness testimony. Allows an optometrist to testify as an expert witness in a court of law on certain matters within the scope of his practice. This bill is identical to HB 202.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Feb 2024

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2024

Signed into Law

Apr 2024

Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Apr 8, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Jan 18, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2024

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Jan 18, 2024

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Apr 8, 2024

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 764 (effective 7/1/24)

executive

Feb 28, 2024

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 26, 2024

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 26, 2024

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB254ER)

upper

Feb 21, 2024

Lower · Passed

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 21, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 16, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Jan 18, 2024

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 15, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 10, 2024

Upper · Passed

Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name

upper

Jan 9, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors