---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prescriptions; Bd. of Pharmacy to evaluate translated directions for use."
description: "Prescriptions; Bd. of Pharmacy to evaluate translated directions for use."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2147"
citation: "Virginia HB 2147 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Guzman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e8cac88-ebd0-4fca-8cc7-375a823f70e3"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2147"
source_hash: "28cebfc29772890d3cf4fc014636415ebf86ddf0999049906e53036fe511eda3"
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 HB 2147 (2023) — Prescriptions; Bd. of Pharmacy to evaluate translated directions for use.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0630** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0630)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23105286D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2147H1)
3. **HB2147ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2147ER)
4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103143D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2147)

## Votes

- VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Guzman — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103143D `filing, introduction`
- **2023-01-10** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19** Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-24** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2023-01-31** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-31** Committee substitute printed 23105286D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-01** Impact statement from DPB (HB2147H1)
- **2023-02-02** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-03** Committee substitute agreed to 23105286D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-03** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2147H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-06** Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-06** VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-07** Referred to Committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17** Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-24** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-02-24** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2147ER) `passage`
- **2023-02-24** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-25** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-02-25** Impact statement from DPB (HB2147ER)
- **2023-03-02** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-02** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-26** Approved by Governor-Chapter 630 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-26** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0630)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e8cac88-ebd0-4fca-8cc7-375a823f70e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).