2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
SB1278: Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement, Task Force on; quarterly meetings.
Legislative Summary
Task Force on Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement; quarterly meetings. Requires the Task Force on Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement to meet quarterly beginning in July 2025 until the 2025 annual report is provided to the Governor and the General Assembly.
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Bill History
1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103473D
Senate
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
1/16/2025
Rereferred from Education and Health
Senate
1/16/2025
Rereferred from Education and Health to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1278)
Senate
1/29/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/31/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/31/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/31/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/3/2025
Read second time and engrossed
Senate
2/3/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/3/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/3/2025
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/6/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Rules
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Reported from Rules with amendment(s) (18-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Rules Amendments agreed to
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Engrossed by House as amended
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Passed House with amendments (98-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
House Amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
House insisted on amendments
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
House requested conference committee
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Senate acceded to request (37-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Conferees appointed by House
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Delegates: Helmer, Simon, Austin
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate
2/20/2025
Senators: DeSteph, Boysko, Bagby
Senate
2/22/2025
Amended by conference committee
2/22/2025
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/22/2025
Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
Senate
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1278ER)
Senate
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/10/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1278)
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Senate
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 335 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0335)
Amendments
Rules Amendment
Rules Amendment
Not Adopted
Rules Amendment
Rules Amendment
Not Adopted
House Amendments
House Amendments
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
2/22/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/22/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House with amendments (98-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
2/20/2025
0
Yea
39
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate acceded to request (37-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Rules with amendment(s) (18-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
18
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/3/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/3/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
1/31/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Rereferred from Education and Health to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
1/16/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Rereferred from Education and Health
1/16/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Bill DeSteph
Republican