Drug Control Act; Schedule I. (HB1610)

Introduced By

Del. Scott Garrett (R-Lynchburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Drug Control Act; Schedule I. Adds certain chemical substances to Schedule I of the Drug Control Act. The Board of Pharmacy has added these substances to Schedule I in an expedited regulatory process. A substance added via this process is removed from the schedule after 18 months unless a general law is enacted adding the substance to the schedule. The bill also removes two substances, benzylfentanyl and thienylfentany, from Schedule I. The bill contains technical amendments. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/03/2017Committee
01/03/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101921D
01/03/2017Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/06/2017Impact statement from VDH (HB1610)
01/17/2017Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/18/2017Read first time
01/19/2017Read second time
01/19/2017Committee amendments agreed to
01/19/2017Engrossed by House as amended HB1610E
01/19/2017Printed as engrossed 17101921D-E
01/19/2017Impact statement from VDH (HB1610E)
01/20/2017Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (92-Y 0-N)
01/20/2017VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (92-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/23/2017Constitutional reading dispensed
01/23/2017Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/09/2017Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2017Read third time
02/13/2017Reading of amendments waived
02/13/2017Committee amendments agreed to
02/13/2017Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/13/2017Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2017Placed on Calendar
02/15/2017Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
02/15/2017VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2017Enrolled
02/17/2017Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1610ER)
02/17/2017Impact statement from VDH (HB1610ER)
02/17/2017Signed by Speaker
02/20/2017Signed by President
02/21/2017Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
02/21/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/13/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 414 (effective 7/1/17)
03/13/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0414)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 59 seconds.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.



Del. Peter Farrell (R-Henrico): BODY TO ENGROSS THE BILL AND PASS TO THIRD READING.

[Unknown]: CONTINUING WITH THE BLOCK, PAGE FOUR, A BILL RELATED TO -HYGIENISTS AND BETTER DENTAL PERPETUAL BILL TRUST FUNDS.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): GENTLEMAN FROM LYNCHBERG, MR. GARECHT.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, THIS DEALS WITH CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUND TRUSTS. WITH INCOME FROM THE FUND USED FOR MAINTENANCE NEEDS. UNDER CURRENT STATUTE, UNLIKE MANY TRUSTS, ONLY THE REALIZED INCOME CAN BE DISTRIBUTED. OUR HOUSE BILL ALLOWS THE DISTRIBUTION TO BE BASED ON THE FAIR MARKET VALUE THE CHOSE OF