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TPA-certified optometrists; sale and dispensation of Schedule VI controlled substances; requirements. Permits TPA-certified optometrists to sell and dispense Schedule VI controlled substances to their own patients provided that they obtain a license to do so from the Board of Pharmacy and comply with requirements related to dispensation, storage, packaging, labeling, recordkeeping, and reporting of the controlled substances sold and dispensed. The bill permits the Board of Optometry and the Board of Pharmacy to adopt regulations to implement the provisions of the bill and establish a limited-use license for TPA-certified optometrists pursuant to the bill. The bill exempts such initial regulations from the APA requirements.
Introduced
Jan 9, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB212)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB212ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB212)
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate committee substitute (Voice Vote)
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Read second time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 1-N 2-A)
Committee substitute printed 26105993D-S1
Senate committee offered
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB212)
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
Senate subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB212)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101078D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Jennifer B. Boysko
David R. Suetterlein