HB 255

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 04, 2024
  • Passed House Jan 31, 2024
  • Passed Senate Feb 26, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Mar 28, 2024

Adult wellness screening; sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait.

Abstract

Adult wellness screening; sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait. Provides that every adult resident of the Commonwealth may be offered screening tests for sickle cell disease or the sickle cell trait and requires that the health care professional in charge of an adult's annual health examination provide education and appropriate counseling regarding the results of any such test that is performed.

Adult wellness screening; sickle cell anemiaor sickle cell trait. Requires that every adult in the Commonwealthbe subjected at the time of his annual physical examination to screening tests for the disease of sickle cell anemia or the sickle cell trait.Under the bill, any adult who objects on religious grounds is notrequired to receive such screening tests.

Bill Sponsors (17)

Votes


Actions


Mar 28, 2024

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 182 (effective 7/1/24)

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0182)

Mar 11, 2024

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

Mar 03, 2024

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 29, 2024

House

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB255ER)

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB255ER)

Feb 26, 2024

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 23, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

Feb 22, 2024

Senate

Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

Feb 19, 2024

Senate

Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health

Feb 01, 2024

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB255H1)

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Jan 31, 2024

House

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

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

Jan 30, 2024

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB255H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 24106066D-H1

House

Read second time

Jan 29, 2024

House

Read first time

Jan 25, 2024

House

Committee substitute printed 24106066D-H1

House

Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

Jan 23, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

House

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

Jan 17, 2024

House

Assigned sub: Health

Jan 04, 2024

House

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101293D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101293D PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24106066D-H1 PDF HTML
HB255ER PDF HTML
CHAP0182 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB255FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB255FH1122.PDF PDF

Sources

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