VA HB516 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0725)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Prescription drugs; labels; blind and disabled users. Requires pharmacies to notify each person who identifies themselves or a patient as blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled to whom a prescription drug is dispensed that an accessible prescription label or alternate accommodation is available to the person upon request at no additional cost. The bill requires the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate regulations implementing the provisions of the bill no later than December 31, 2024. Prescription drugs; labels; blind and disabled users. Requires pharmacies to notify each person who identifies themselves or a patient as blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled to whom a prescription drug is dispensed that an accessible prescription label or alternate accommodation is available to the person upon request at no additional cost. The bill requires the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate regulations implementing the provisions of the bill no later than December 31, 2024.

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Title

Prescription drugs; labels provided for blind and disabled users.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (74-Y 26-N) (Y: 74 N: 26 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (61-Y 37-N) (Y: 61 N: 37 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0725)
2024-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 725 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-03-27 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-27HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
2024-03-26HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-25SenateSigned by President
2024-03-25HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB516ER)
2024-03-25HouseEnrolled
2024-03-05HouseVOTE: Adoption (74-Y 26-N)
2024-03-05HouseSenate substitute agreed to by House 24108563D-S1 (74-Y 26-N)
2024-03-04SenatePassed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2024-03-04SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB516S1
2024-03-04SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 24108563D-S1
2024-03-04SenateReading of substitute waived
2024-03-04SenateRead third time
2024-03-01SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-29SenateCommittee substitute printed 24108563D-S1
2024-02-29SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A)
2024-02-21SenateAssigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions
2024-02-14SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2024-02-14SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-13HouseVOTE: Passage (61-Y 37-N)
2024-02-13HouseRead third time and passed House (61-Y 37-N)
2024-02-12HouseRead second time and engrossed
2024-02-11HouseRead first time
2024-02-08HouseReported from Health and Human Services (17-Y 5-N)
2024-02-06HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
2024-01-17HouseAssigned sub: Health
2024-01-08HouseReferred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2024-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104715D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5413410.3(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB516
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB516+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB516S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB516ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0725+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24108214D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24108563D.pdf
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB516F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB516FS1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB516FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H2401V0033+HB0516
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H24V0133+HB0516
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0656+HB0516
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S04V0245+HB0516
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0870HB0516+HB0516
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0922HB0516+HB0516
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1515+HB0516

Bill Comments

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