Psilocybin; Board of Pharmacy to reschedule upon federal scheduling changes.
Summary
Board of Pharmacy; regulation of psilocybin. Directs the Board of Pharmacy to reschedule psilocybin consistent with federal scheduling upon approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of a formulation of psilocybin designed to be administered by a health care professional in a health care setting. This bill is identical to HB 1347.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Signed Apr 6, 2026
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The bill was finalized as Chapter 306 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The primary change is the addition of the specific approval date, April 6, 2026, indicating when the legislation became law. The core policy requirement remains unchanged, mandating the Board of Pharmacy to reschedule FDA-approved psilocybin formulations within 30 days of a relevant federal rule publication.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to apply to the Board of Pharmacy regarding FDA-approved psilocybin formulations.
TECHNICAL
Added the specific enactment date of April 6, 2026, to the header indicating when the bill was approved by the General Assembly.
Removed the placeholder text 'Approved' and the session header 'VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER' to replace them with the finalized chapter number.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Feb 6, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 306 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB379ER)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee offered
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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