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type: "Bill"
title: "Over-the-counter medications, etc.; DMAS to study plan for a process to allow direct purchase."
description: "Department of Medical Assistance Services; plan for a process to allow direct purchase of over-the-counter medications and medical supplies; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to study options for and develop a plan to implement a process by which recipients of medical assistance services shall receive payments that may be used to purchase over-the-counter medications and medical supplies prescribed by an authorized prescriber directly in a retail setting and to report its findings and plan to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health by December 1, 2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 1046"
citation: "Virginia HB 1046 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Phillip A. Scott"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 81
vote_count: 20
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7906ff5e-6c6c-4ca7-8320-8cb36a230dbe"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB1046"
source_hash: "6b077b08d801bb86556331f718acc8db41aac045ddc23f054f2f746038f55d1b"
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 1046 (2022) — Over-the-counter medications, etc.; DMAS to study plan for a process to allow direct purchase.
Department of Medical Assistance Services; plan for a process to allow direct purchase of over-the-counter medications and medical supplies; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to study options for and develop a plan to implement a process by which recipients of medical assistance services shall receive payments that may be used to purchase over-the-counter medications and medical supplies prescribed by an authorized prescriber directly in a retail setting and to report its findings and plan to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health by December 1, 2022.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **CHAP0012** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0012)
2. **HB1046** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1046)
3. **HB1046E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1046E)
4. **HB1046ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1046ER)
## Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **400** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) — **150** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — **220** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 0-N) — **50** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) — **160** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N) — **390** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 95-N) — **00** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · lower
- Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **373** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) — **390** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 95-N) — **094** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **990** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 0-N) — **944** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
## Sponsors
- Phillip A. Scott — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101304D `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31** Impact statement from DPB (HB1046)
- **2022-02-01** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-02** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2022-02-10** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-14** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2022-02-14** Engrossed by House as amended HB1046E
- **2022-02-14** Printed as engrossed 22101304D-E
- **2022-02-15** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-15** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-16** Impact statement from DPB (HB1046E)
- **2022-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2022-02-16** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-21** Assigned Education sub: Health `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24** Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-24** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03** Reading of amendment waived
- **2022-03-03** Committee amendment agreed to
- **2022-03-03** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2022-03-03** Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2022-03-07** Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 95-N)
- **2022-03-07** VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 95-N)
- **2022-03-08** Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-08** Senate requested conference committee
- **2022-03-09** House acceded to request
- **2022-03-10** Conferees appointed by House
- **2022-03-10** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2022-03-12** Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455
- **2022-06-01** Amended by conference committee
- **2022-06-01** Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N)
- **2022-06-01** VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 0-N)
- **2022-06-17** Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- **2022-07-20** Enrolled
- **2022-07-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2022-07-21** Signed by President
- **2022-07-28** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on July 28, 2022
- **2022-07-28** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., August 4, 2022
- **2022-08-04** Approved by Governor-Chapter 12 (effective on the 1st day of the 4th month following the month `executive-signature`
- **2022-08-04** of adjournment of the 2022 Special Session l)
- **2022-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101304D `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31** Impact statement from DPB (HB1046)
- **2022-02-01** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-02** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2022-02-10** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-14** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2022-02-14** Engrossed by House as amended HB1046E
- **2022-02-14** Printed as engrossed 22101304D-E
- **2022-02-15** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-15** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-16** Impact statement from DPB (HB1046E)
- **2022-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2022-02-16** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-21** Assigned Education sub: Health `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24** Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-24** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03** Reading of amendment waived
- **2022-03-03** Committee amendment agreed to
- **2022-03-03** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2022-03-03** Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2022-03-07** Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 95-N)
- **2022-03-07** VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 95-N)
- **2022-03-08** Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-08** Senate requested conference committee
- **2022-03-09** House acceded to request
- **2022-03-10** Conferees appointed by House
- **2022-03-10** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2022-03-12** Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7906ff5e-6c6c-4ca7-8320-8cb36a230dbe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).