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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.
Introduced
Jan 17, 2025
Last Action
Mar 21, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 3 co
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 238 (Effective 01/01/26)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2742ER)
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2742)
Enrolled
Read third time
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
Rules suspended
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Assigned Education sub: Health
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2742)
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Printed as engrossed 25104621D-E
Engrossed by House as amended
Health and Human Services Amendment agreed to
Read first time
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned sub: Health
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2742)
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Presented and ordered printed 25104621D
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238)
W. Chad Green
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
Marcia S. "Cia" Price