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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Naloxone or other opioid antagonist; possession and administration, liability."
+description: "Naloxone; possession and administration. Provides that a person who is not otherwise authorized to administer naloxone or other opioid antagonist used for overdose reversal may administer naloxone or other opioid antagonist used for overdose reversal to a person who is believed to be experiencing or about to experience a life-threatening opioid overdose, provided that the administration is in good faith and absent gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
+legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
+session: "2020"
+identifier: "SB 566"
+citation: "Virginia SB 566 (2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["John S. Edwards"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2020-01-07"
+last_action: "2020-04-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8173f3b-a3ea-4a9e-a468-7b122f697934"
+source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB566"
+source_hash: "c26767049261b959d5fb5a3eaab8a29fc602ea2f0716fc8acd388359c7cf5680"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
+---
+
+# Virginia SB 566 (2020) — Naloxone or other opioid antagonist; possession and administration, liability.
+
+Naloxone; possession and administration. Provides that a person who is not otherwise authorized to administer naloxone or other opioid antagonist used for overdose reversal may administer naloxone or other opioid antagonist used for overdose reversal to a person who is believed to be experiencing or about to experience a life-threatening opioid overdose, provided that the administration is in good faith and absent gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1095)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1095)
+2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB566ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB566ER)
+3. **Engrossed by Senate as amended SB566E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB566E)
+4. **Impact statement from DPB (SB566)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB566)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
+- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- John S. Edwards — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104900D `introduction`
+- **2020-01-07** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
+- **2020-01-27** Assigned Education sub: Health Professions `referral-committee`
+- **2020-01-28** Impact statement from DPB (SB566)
+- **2020-02-06** Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2020-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2020-02-10** Reading of amendment waived
+- **2020-02-10** Committee amendment agreed to
+- **2020-02-10** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB566E
+- **2020-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-02-10** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
+- **2020-02-10** Printed as engrossed 20104900D-E
+- **2020-02-11** Impact statement from DPB (SB566E)
+- **2020-02-18** Placed on Calendar
+- **2020-02-18** Read first time `reading-1`
+- **2020-02-18** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
+- **2020-02-25** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2020-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2020-02-28** Read third time `reading-3`
+- **2020-02-28** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
+- **2020-02-28** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-03-05** Enrolled
+- **2020-03-05** Impact statement from DPB (SB566ER)
+- **2020-03-06** Signed by Speaker
+- **2020-03-07** Signed by President
+- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
+- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
+- **2020-04-10** Approved by Governor-Chapter 1095 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8173f3b-a3ea-4a9e-a468-7b122f697934`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
+