2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB2742: Hospitals; urine drug screening to include testing for fentanyl.
Legislative Summary
Malcolm's Law; hospitals; urine drug screening; fentanyl. Requires hospitals with an emergency department, when conducting a urine drug screening, as defined in the bill, to assist in diagnosing a patient's condition, to include testing for fentanyl in such urine drug screening. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.
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Bill History
1/17/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25104621D
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2742)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Assigned sub: Health
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/2/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Health and Human Services Amendment agreed to
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Engrossed by House as amended
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Printed as engrossed 25104621D-E
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2742)
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
2/11/2025
Assigned Education sub: Health
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 (HB2742ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2742)
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 238 (Effective 01/01/26)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238)
Amendments
HHS Sub: Health Amendments
HHS Sub: Health Amendments
Not Adopted
Health and Human Services Amendment
Health and Human Services Amendment
Not Adopted
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
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
1/30/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (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
Democrat: 3
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Irene Shin
Democrat