2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1081: Optometry; dissolves TPA-Formulary and TPA-Formulary Committee.

Legislative Summary

Optometry; TPA-Formulary; TPA-Formulary Committee; dissolution. Dissolves the TPA-Formulary and the TPA-Formulary Committee. The TPA-Formulary is the list of the therapeutic pharmaceutical agents that a TPA-certified optometrist may prescribe. The TPA-Formulary Committee provides recommendations to the Board of Pharmacy regarding the therapeutic pharmaceutical agents to include on the TPA-Formulary for the treatment of diseases and abnormal conditions of the eye and its adnexa by TPA-certified optometrists. This bill is identical to HB 1898.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100364D
Senate
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
1/17/2025
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
Senate
1/22/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1081)
Senate
1/23/2025
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/24/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/27/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/27/2025
Engrossed by Senate
Senate
1/28/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/3/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/13/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1081ER)
Senate
2/13/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1081)
Senate
2/16/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/20/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
Senate
2/20/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 408 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0408)

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
94
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
2/6/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Ghazala Hashmi
Ghazala Hashmi
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/202539.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/13/202539.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/202540.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/14/2025102.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/22/2025101.2 KB