Schedule VI controlled substances; TPA-certified optometrists permitted to sell and dispense.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 54.1-3304.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-3222.1, relating to TPA-certified optometrists; selling and dispensing Schedule VI controlled substances; requirements.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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 Boar
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 929 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Kathy K.L. Tran
Recorded votes
Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 40
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 40
Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 14, X 1
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 14, X 1
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 97, X 3
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 10
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 929.