HB 842

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2018 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 09, 2018
  • House
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Mar 02, 2018

Controlled paraphernalia; possession or distribution, hypodermic needles and syringes, naloxone.

Abstract

Provides that a person who is authorized by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to train individuals on the administration of naloxone for use in opioid overdose reversal and who is 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 for overdose reversal and that has obtained a controlled substances registration from the Board of Pharmacy may dispense or distribute hypodermic needles and syringes in conjunction with such dispensing of naloxone and that a person to whom naloxone has been distributed by such individual may possess hypodermic needles and syringes in conjunction with such possession of naloxone. The bill also allows the dispensing or distributing of hypodermic needles and syringes by persons authorized to dispense naloxone. The bill contains an emergency clause.

Bill Sponsors (32)

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Actions


Mar 02, 2018

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 97 (effective 3/2/18)

Feb 26, 2018

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018

Feb 23, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by President

Feb 21, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by Speaker

Feb 19, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time

Feb 09, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned Education sub: Health Professions

Feb 01, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Constitutional reading dispensed

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Jan 31, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

Jan 30, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Printed as engrossed 18104187D-E

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by House as amended HB842E

Virginia General Assembly

Emergency clause added

Virginia General Assembly

Committee amendments agreed to

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time

Jan 29, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Read first time

Jan 17, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2

Jan 09, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

Virginia General Assembly

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104187D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104187D HTML
House: Printed as engrossed 18104187D-E HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB842ER) HTML

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