SB421
Senate Bill
Signed by Governor
Pharmacist; remote verification and counseling in opioid treatment programs.
Remote pharmacist verification and counseling in opioid treatment programs. Authorizes a pharmacist licensed in the Commonwealth to exercise verification, counseling, and supervision duties remotely when a pharmacy technician or other authorized personnel dispenses medication prescribed for the management of opioid use disorder at a federally certified opioid treatment program.
Bill Details
State
Virginia
Session
2026 Regular Regular Session
Chamber
Senate
Official Source
LegiScan
Sponsors
Barbara Favola
(Sen - D)
Action History
2026-04-06
Approved by Governor-Chapter 345 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-06
Approved by Governor-Chapter 345 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-03-10
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-10
S
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
2026-03-04
S
Signed by President
2026-03-04
H
Signed by Speaker
2026-03-04
S
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB421)
2026-03-04
S
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB421ER)
2026-03-04
S
Enrolled
2026-02-27
H
Passed House (91-Y 5-N 0-A)
2026-02-27
H
Read third time
2026-02-26
H
Read second time
2026-02-24
H
Reported from Health and Human Services (19-Y 3-N)
2026-02-19
H
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
2026-02-16
H
Assigned sub: Health Professions
2026-02-13
H
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2026-02-13
H
Read first time
2026-02-13
H
Placed on Calendar
2026-02-10
S
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-09
S
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
2026-02-09
S
Read second time
2026-02-06
S
Passed by for the day
2026-02-06
S
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
2026-02-06
S
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-06
S
Rules suspended
2026-02-05
S
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
2026-01-30
S
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
2026-01-29
S
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB421)
2026-01-13
S
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2026-01-13
S
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104861D
Votes
2026-02-05
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
Yea: 14
Nay: 0
2026-02-06
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Yea: 39
Nay: 0
2026-02-10
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Yea: 40
Nay: 0
2026-02-19
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
Yea: 10
Nay: 0
2026-02-24
Reported from Health and Human Services (19-Y 3-N)
Yea: 19
Nay: 3
2026-02-27
Passed House (91-Y 5-N 0-A)
Yea: 91
Nay: 5
Committee Referrals
2026-01-13
S
Education and Health
2026-01-30
S
Education: Health Professions
2026-02-13
H
Health and Human Services
2026-02-16
H
Health and Human Services: Health Professions
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-13
Introduced
2026-03-04
Enrolled
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