Controlled substances; nonresident pharmacies reporting and approval requirements. (HB1147)
Introduced By
Del. Bud Phillips (D-Castlewood)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Controlled substances; nonresident pharmacies; penalties. Adds new penalties and increases existing penalties related to controlled substances including: (i) a medical practitioner wrongly prescribing or dispensing a Schedule I or II drug shall be imprisoned for not less than five nor more than 40 years and fined not more than $500,000, and upon a second or subsequent conviction, may be sentenced to imprisonment for life and be fined not more than $500,000, and for Schedule III through V drugs, shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony; (ii) a pharmacist violating any provision of the Drug Control Act shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony for the first offense, and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense; and (iii) any person wrongfully obtaining a drug through fraud, forgery, misrepresentation, etc., shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony for the first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense, rather than the current Class 6 felony for all such offenses. Also adds new reporting and approval requirements for nonresident pharmacies doing business over the internet and via electronic mail. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2008 | Committee |
01/09/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080607680 |
01/09/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/15/2008 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1147) |
01/16/2008 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
02/01/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2008 | Committee substitute printed 081551680-H1 |
02/05/2008 | Read first time |
02/06/2008 | Read second time |
02/06/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 081551680-H1 |
02/06/2008 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1147H1 |
02/07/2008 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/07/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
02/08/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/08/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/13/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N) |
02/18/2008 | Read third time |
02/18/2008 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
02/19/2008 | Enrolled |
02/19/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1147ER) |
02/20/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
02/21/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1147ER) |
02/22/2008 | Signed by President |
03/02/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 78 (effective 7/1/08) |
03/02/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 79 (effective 7/1/08) |
03/04/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0079) |