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| Bill | Lyme disease; signage in state parks, instructional resources and materials, report. | Lyme disease; signage; instructional resources and materials. Requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation to develop and post in each state park and interstate park signage addressing the appropriate steps a visitor can take to prevent tick bites, how to identify Lyme disease, and where to seek treatment. The bill requires the Department to install such signage first in those areas in the Commonwealth that have been identified as most susceptible to Lyme disease and to complete the installation of such signage in all state parks and interstate parks by January 1, 2028. The bill also requires the Secretary of Education, in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Secretary of Natural Resources, to develop instructional resources and materials to assist school boards and local and regional public libraries in establishing an education and awareness program to protect children from Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections. The bill provides that such instructional resources and materials (i) shall be appropriate for individuals of school age; (ii) shall provide information on the identification of ticks, recommended procedures for safe tick removal, and best practices to provide protection from ticks; (iii) may include video productions, pamphlets, and demonstration programs to illustrate the sizes of various ticks, including sizes before and after each variety has become engorged, to assist with the identification of a tick and the reaction on the skin that may result from a tick bite; and (iv) shall be made available to school boards and local and regional public libraries upon request at no charge. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2022 | HB 850 | Virginia HB 850 (2022) |
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Virginia HB 850 (2022) — Lyme disease; signage in state parks, instructional resources and materials, report.
Lyme disease; signage; instructional resources and materials. Requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation to develop and post in each state park and interstate park signage addressing the appropriate steps a visitor can take to prevent tick bites, how to identify Lyme disease, and where to seek treatment. The bill requires the Department to install such signage first in those areas in the Commonwealth that have been identified as most susceptible to Lyme disease and to complete the installation of such signage in all state parks and interstate parks by January 1, 2028. The bill also requires the Secretary of Education, in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Secretary of Natural Resources, to develop instructional resources and materials to assist school boards and local and regional public libraries in establishing an education and awareness program to protect children from Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections. The bill provides that such instructional resources and materials (i) shall be appropriate for individuals of school age; (ii) shall provide information on the identification of ticks, recommended procedures for safe tick removal, and best practices to provide protection from ticks; (iii) may include video productions, pamphlets, and demonstration programs to illustrate the sizes of various ticks, including sizes before and after each variety has become engorged, to assist with the identification of a tick and the reaction on the skin that may result from a tick bite; and (iv) shall be made available to school boards and local and regional public libraries upon request at no charge.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0303 (committee substitute) — source
- HB850ER (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100253D (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (99-Y 1-N) — 98–1 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — 6–0 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (20-Y 2-N) — 20–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- David A. Reid — primary (person)
- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
- Suhas Subramanyam — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100253D
introduction - 2022-01-12 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2022-01-24 Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2022-01-26 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 2022-01-26 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 2022-02-02 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (20-Y 2-N)
committee-passage - 2022-02-02 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee - 2022-02-02 Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2022-02-07 Impact statement from DPB (HB850)
- 2022-02-09 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 2022-02-09 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2022-02-11 Read first time
reading-1 - 2022-02-14 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2022-02-15 Read third time and passed House (99-Y 1-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2022-02-15 VOTE: Passage (99-Y 1-N)
- 2022-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2022-02-16 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2022-02-22 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2022-02-24 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 2022-02-25 Read third time
reading-3 - 2022-02-25 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
passage - 2022-02-25 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 2022-02-25 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
passage - 2022-03-01 Enrolled
- 2022-03-01 Signed by Speaker
- 2022-03-02 Impact statement from DPB (HB850ER)
- 2022-03-02 Signed by President
- 2022-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
- 2022-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 2022-04-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 303 (effective 7/1/22)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/93250cae-6d53-4b35-adf5-4fa334b3f472. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).