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SB 1403 — Controlled substances; use of FDA-approved substance upon publication of final rule, etc.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 432 (effective 7/1/17)
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2017. Enacted.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 6 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Authorizes the Board of Pharmacy (Board) to designate, deschedule, or reschedule as a controlled substance any substance 30 days after publication in the Federal Register of a final or interim final order or rule designating such substance as a controlled substance or descheduling or rescheduling such substance. Under current law, the Board may act 120 days from such publication date. The bill also provides that a person is immune from prosecution for prescribing, administering, dispensing, or possessing pursuant to a valid prescription a substance approved as a prescription drug by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on or after July 1, 2017, in accordance with a final or interim final order or rule despite the fact that such substance has not been scheduled by the Board. The immunity provided by the bill remains in effect until the earlier of (i) nine months from the date of the publication of the interim final order or rule or, if published within nine months of the interim final order or rule, the final order or rule or (ii) the substance is scheduled by the Board or by law. This bill is identical to
Bill Text
- Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0432) View text Current html March 13, 2017
- Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1403ER) View text html February 20, 2017
- Committee Substitute House: Committee substitute printed 17105340D-H1 html February 09, 2017
- Committee Substitute Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104151D-S1 html January 19, 2017
- Prefiled Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103740D html January 11, 2017
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 432 (effective 7/1/17)
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Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
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Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
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Signed by President
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Signed by Speaker
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Enrolled
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Title replaced 17105340D-H1
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Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
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Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1403H1
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Committee substitute agreed to 17105340D-H1
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Read third time
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Passed by for the day
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Read second time
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Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
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Read first time
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Placed on Calendar
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Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1403S1
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Committee substitute agreed to 17104151D-S1
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Reading of substitute waived
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Read second time
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Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103740D
Sponsors
- Siobhan S. Dunnavant · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (98)
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1403 do?
- Authorizes the Board of Pharmacy (Board) to designate, deschedule, or reschedule as a controlled substance any substance 30 days after publication in the Federal Register of a final or interim final order or rule designating such substance as a controlled substance or descheduling or rescheduling such substance. Under current law, the Board may act 120 days from such publication date. The bill also provides that a person is immune from prosecution for prescribing, administering, dispensing, or possessing pursuant to a valid prescription a substance approved as a prescription drug by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on or after July 1, 2017, in accordance with a final or interim final order or rule despite the fact that such substance has not been scheduled by the Board. The immunity provided by the bill remains in effect until the earlier of (i) nine months from the date of the publication of the interim final order or rule or, if published within nine months of the interim final order or rule, the final order or rule or (ii) the substance is scheduled by the Board or by law. This bill is identical to
- Who sponsors SB 1403?
- SB 1403 is sponsored by Dunnavant, Siobhan S..
- What is the current status of SB 1403?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2017. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 1403?
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