Controlled substances; nonresident pharmacies reporting and approval requirements. (SB405)
Introduced By
Sen. Phil Puckett (D-Tazewell)
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 |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084633300 |
| 01/08/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/14/2008 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 01/15/2008 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB405) |
| 01/30/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/30/2008 | Rereferred to Finance |
| 01/31/2008 | Committee substitute printed 089044300-S1 |
| 01/31/2008 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB405S1) |
| 02/05/2008 | Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2008 | Committee substitute printed 081548300-S2 |
| 02/06/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2008 | Read second time |
| 02/07/2008 | Committee substitute Courts of Justice rejected 089044300-S1 |
| 02/07/2008 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/07/2008 | Committee substitute Finance agreed to 081548300-S2 |
| 02/07/2008 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB405S2 |
| 02/08/2008 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/08/2008 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/08/2008 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/08/2008 | Communicated to House |
| 02/13/2008 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/13/2008 | Read first time |
| 02/13/2008 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 02/19/2008 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (20-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2008 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 02/22/2008 | Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources (Hamilton) |
| 02/27/2008 | Reported from Appropriations (23-Y 0-N) |
| 02/29/2008 | Read second time |
| 03/03/2008 | Passed by for the day |
| 03/04/2008 | Read third time |
| 03/04/2008 | Passed House (90-Y 6-N) |
| 03/04/2008 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (90-Y 6-N) |
| 03/05/2008 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB405ER) |
| 03/05/2008 | Enrolled |
| 03/05/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/06/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB405ER) |
| 03/06/2008 | Signed by President |
| 03/12/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 618 (effective 7/1/08) |
| 03/18/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0618) |