Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement, Task Force on; quarterly meetings.
Summary
Task Force on Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement; quarterly meetings. Requires the Task Force on Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement to meet quarterly beginning in July 2025 until the 2025 annual report is provided to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed Mar 21, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons
What changed between versions
Enrolled
→
Chaptered
·
3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 335 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, requiring the Task Force on Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement to meet quarterly starting in July 2025 until the 2025 annual report is submitted.
TECHNICAL
Added official chapter number (Chapter 335) and approval date (March 21, 2025) to finalize the bill into law.
Removed draft session headers and placeholder formatting from the enrolled version.
Adjusted line breaks and formatting for the final enrolled version to comply with official publication standards.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2025
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 31, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
13
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Mar 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 335 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1278ER)
upper
Feb 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
House insisted on amendments
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Amended
House Amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Rules with amendment(s) (18-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Rereferred from Education and Health to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Rereferred from Education and Health
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill DeSteph
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 1278
Scope: VA
Hi! I can help you understand SB 1278. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline