2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2319: Drug and controlled paraphernalia; creates exception for drug checking products.

Legislative Summary

Drug paraphernalia; controlled paraphernalia; drug checking products; exception. Creates an exception for drug checking products used to determine the presence or concentration of a contaminant that can cause physical harm or death from the definitions of drug paraphernalia and controlled paraphernalia. Under current law, the exception applies only to narcotic testing products used to determine whether a controlled substance contains fentanyl or a fentanyl analog.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100789D
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
1/20/2025
Assigned sub: Health
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/2/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/7/2025
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
Senate
2/13/2025
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
Senate
2/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/18/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2319ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 266 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0266)

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
2/17/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
1/30/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/202513.2 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/202513.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/202514.2 KB