Opioid antagonists; dispensing and administration by person acting on behalf of an organization.
Summary
Opioid antagonists; dispensing and administration by person acting on behalf of an organization. Permits persons acting on behalf of an organization that provides services to individuals at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose or training in the administration of naloxone or other opioid antagonists to dispense other opioid antagonists. The bill also allows persons to whom other opioid antagonists are dispensed to possess and administer such opioid antagonists. Under current law, persons acting on behalf of such organizations may only dispense naloxone. This bill is identical to SB 1035.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 3, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions
Enrolled
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Chaptered
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3 edits
MINOR
This bill converts HB 1637 from an enrolled version to a chaptered version, making it official law as Chapter 370 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive content of the opioid antagonist and drug administration provisions remains unchanged, with only formatting and layout adjustments applied during the legislative process.
Scope change
No substantive changes to the bill's scope or applicability; this is a procedural conversion from enrolled bill to enacted chapter.
TECHNICAL
Removed 'Enrolled' designation and added 'Chapter 370' with approval date of March 24, 2025, converting the bill to official law.
Adjusted line breaks and spacing throughout the text to match standard chapter formatting requirements.
Reformatted section headers and page numbering to comply with Virginia Code publication standards.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 29, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 7, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 370 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1637ER)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (93-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Assigned sub: Health
lower
Jan 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
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