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type: "Bill"
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title: "Opioids; DOE to develop education materials concerning risks."
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description: "Fentanyl and other opioids; awareness of andeducation relating to risks. Requires the ninth day of May ofeach year to be designated and known as \"Fentanyl Awareness Day\"in recognition of the need to raise awareness of the risks to healthand safety that are posed by fentanyl and on which the Commonwealth,the governing body of each locality, and each school board shallseek to leverage all available resources to raise awareness of suchrisks. The bill also requires the Department of Education, in consultationwith such stakeholders and experts as it deems necessary or appropriate,to develop and distribute to each school board age-appropriate and evidence-based education materials concerning the risks to healthand safety that are posed by opioids, with a particular focus onthe risk of death that is posed by fentanyl. The bill also requireseach school board, in observance of Fentanyl Awareness Day, to ensurethat such materials are distributed to or incorporated into instructionalprograms for students enrolled in the local school division."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 134"
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citation: "Virginia HB 134 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 48
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2024-01-01"
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last_action: "2024-04-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/838be847-4373-4083-9a57-ab1440d72aec"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB134"
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source_hash: "110f5b16fee35fa603ab537fd595c6f54ffed528b5ed9c4815f009b3fa07c3e0"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 134 (2024) — Opioids; DOE to develop education materials concerning risks.
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Fentanyl and other opioids; awareness of andeducation relating to risks. Requires the ninth day of May ofeach year to be designated and known as "Fentanyl Awareness Day"in recognition of the need to raise awareness of the risks to healthand safety that are posed by fentanyl and on which the Commonwealth,the governing body of each locality, and each school board shallseek to leverage all available resources to raise awareness of suchrisks. The bill also requires the Department of Education, in consultationwith such stakeholders and experts as it deems necessary or appropriate,to develop and distribute to each school board age-appropriate and evidence-based education materials concerning the risks to healthand safety that are posed by opioids, with a particular focus onthe risk of death that is posed by fentanyl. The bill also requireseach school board, in observance of Fentanyl Awareness Day, to ensurethat such materials are distributed to or incorporated into instructionalprograms for students enrolled in the local school division.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0434** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0434)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24106151D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB134H1)
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3. **Committee substitute printed 24108381D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB134S1)
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4. **HB134EH1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB134EH1)
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5. **HB134ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB134ER)
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6. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101738D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB134)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — primary (person)
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- Carrie E. Coyner — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Vivian E. Watts — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-01** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101738D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-01** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-19** Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-23** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-01-23** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-29** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-29** Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-29** Committee substitute printed 24106151D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-01-29** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-30** Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-30** Impact statement from DPB (HB134H1)
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- **2024-02-05** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-05** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-07** Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-12** Committee substitute agreed to 24106151D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-12** Committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-02-12** Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB134EH1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-12** Printed as engrossed 24106151D-EH1
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- **2024-02-13** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-13** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-19** Impact statement from DPB (HB134EH1)
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- **2024-02-21** Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-29** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-29** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-29** Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-29** Committee substitute printed 24108381D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-01** Impact statement from DPB (HB134S1)
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- **2024-03-01** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-04** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-03-04** Committee substitute agreed to 24108381D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-04** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB134S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-04** Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-05** Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108381D-S1 (100-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-03-05** VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-03-25** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-25** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB134ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-25** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB134ER)
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- **2024-03-27** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-27** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-04** Approved by Governor-Chapter 434 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-04** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0434)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/838be847-4373-4083-9a57-ab1440d72aec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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