Controlled substances; unlawfully obtaining or attempting to obtain, report required. (HB1166)

Introduced By

Del. Bud Phillips (D-Castlewood) with support from co-patron Sen. Phil Puckett (D-Tazewell)

Progress

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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

Unlawfully obtaining or attempting to obtain controlled substances; report required.  Provides that it shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly or intentionally deceive a prescriber in order to obtain a controlled substance or prescription for a controlled substance, or to fail to disclose to a prescriber from whom the person obtains or attempts to obtain a controlled substance or prescription for a controlled substance that the person has received the same or a similar controlled substance or a prescription for the same or a similar controlled substance within the previous 30 days. The bill requires any person authorized to prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled substances, who has reason to believe that a person has failed to make the required report, to report the incident to the local law-enforcement agency within three business days, and provides that persons making a report to a law-enforcement agency shall be immune from civil liability. Amends § 32.1-127.1:03, § 54.1-3408.2, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

  • 01/13/2010 Committee
  • 01/13/2010 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101222D
  • 01/13/2010 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/19/2010 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
  • 02/01/2010 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
  • 02/03/2010 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/03/2010 Committee substitute printed 10104901D-H1
  • 02/08/2010 Read first time
  • 02/09/2010 Read second time
  • 02/09/2010 Committee substitute agreed to 10104901D-H1
  • 02/09/2010 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1166H1
  • 02/10/2010 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/10/2010 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/11/2010 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/11/2010 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/18/2010 Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/19/2010 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/22/2010 Read third time
  • 02/22/2010 Reading of amendment waived
  • 02/22/2010 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 02/22/2010 Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 02/22/2010 Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/22/2010 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/22/2010 Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/23/2010 Placed on Calendar
  • 02/24/2010 Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/24/2010 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 03/02/2010 Enrolled
  • 03/02/2010 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1166ER)
  • 03/02/2010 Impact statement from DPB (HB1166ER)
  • 03/02/2010 Signed by Speaker
  • 03/03/2010 Signed by President
  • 03/29/2010 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 185 (effective 7/1/10)
  • 03/29/2010 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0185)