Optometrists; those licensed may sell contact lenses & allowed to dispense ophthalmic devices. (HB1943)
Introduced By
Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville) with support from 21 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Kris Amundson (D-Mount Vernon), Del. Ward Armstrong (D-Martinsville), Del. Chuck Caputo (D-Oak Hill), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Frank Hall (D-Richmond), Del. Phil Hamilton (R-Newport News), Del. Frank Hargrove (R-Glen Allen), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Bill Janis (R-Glen Allen), Del. Manoli Loupassi (R-Richmond), Del. Bobby Mathieson (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville), Del. Dave Nutter (R-Christiansburg), Del. Bud Phillips (D-Castlewood), Del. Brenda Pogge (R-Williamsburg), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Steve Shannon (D-Vienna), Del. Jim Shuler (D-Blacksburg), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Del. Margi Vanderhye (D-McLean), Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake)
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
Optometrists; contact lenses and ophthalmic devices. Specifies that only licensed optometrists and ophthalmologists, or licensed opticians with a contact lens endorsement may sell contact lenses, and allows licensed optometrists and ophthalmologists to dispense ophthalmic devices that contain medication. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2009 | Committee |
01/13/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 094094676 |
01/13/2009 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/15/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1943) |
01/22/2009 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/22/2009 | Committee substitute printed 093264676-H1 |
01/23/2009 | Read first time |
01/26/2009 | Passed by for the day |
01/27/2009 | Passed by for the day |
01/28/2009 | Read second time |
01/28/2009 | Committee substitute agreed to 093264676-H1 |
01/28/2009 | Amendments by Delegate Peace agreed to |
01/28/2009 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB1943EH1 |
01/28/2009 | Printed as engrossed 093264676-EH1 |
01/29/2009 | Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) |
01/29/2009 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/30/2009 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/12/2009 | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2009 | Committee substitute printed 094149676-S1 |
02/12/2009 | Substitute bill reprinted 094149676-S1 |
02/13/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2009 | Read third time |
02/16/2009 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/16/2009 | Committee substitute agreed to 094149676-S1 |
02/16/2009 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1943S1 |
02/16/2009 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2009 | Placed on Calendar |
02/18/2009 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 094149676-S1 (98-Y 0-N) |
02/18/2009 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2009 | Enrolled |
02/23/2009 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1943ER) |
02/24/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1943ER) |
02/24/2009 | Signed by Speaker |
02/25/2009 | Signed by President |
03/27/2009 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 353 (effective 7/1/09) |
03/27/2009 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0353) |