2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
SB1279: Over-the-counter and prescription hearing aids; licensure not required by certain corporations, etc.
Legislative Summary
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; over-the-counter and prescription hearing aids. Clarifies that licensure by the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians is not required for a corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other like organization engaged in the business of selling prescription hearing aids, defined in the bill as a hearing aid that is not an over-the-counter hearing aid, provided that it employs only licensed practitioners in the direct sale and fitting of prescription hearing aids.
Bill History
1/10/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104205D
Senate
1/10/2023
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
1/19/2023
Rereferred from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/19/2023
Rereferred to General Laws and Technology
Senate
1/25/2023
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/27/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/30/2023
Read second time
Senate
1/30/2023
Reading of amendment waived
Senate
1/30/2023
Committee amendment agreed to
Senate
1/30/2023
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1279E
Senate
1/30/2023
Printed as engrossed 23104205D-E
Senate
1/31/2023
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/10/2023
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/10/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/10/2023
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
House of Delegates
2/14/2023
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/16/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/17/2023
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/17/2023
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2023
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
Enrolled
Senate
2/22/2023
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1279ER)
Senate
2/22/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/23/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/2/2023
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
Senate
3/2/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/22/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 274 (effective 7/1/23)
3/22/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0274)
Amendments
Amendment(s) for SB1279 for S-General Laws and Technology
Amendment(s) for SB1279 for S-General Laws and Technology
1/25/2023Not Adopted
Senate amendments
Senate amendments
12/17/2017Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2/17/2023
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
2/14/2023
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
1/31/2023
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
1/27/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
1/25/2023
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
1/19/2023
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/22/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
