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type: "Bill"
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title: "Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions."
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description: "Requires a prescription for any controlled substance containing an opiate to be issued as an electronic prescription and prohibits a pharmacist from dispensing a controlled substance that contains an opiate unless the prescription is issued as an electronic prescription, beginning July 1, 2020. The bill defines electronic prescription as a written prescription that is generated on an electronic application and provides that Schedule II through V prescriptions must be transmitted in accordance with federal regulations. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to review actions necessary for the implementation of the bill's provisions and to evaluate hardships on prescribers and the inability of prescribers to comply with the deadline for electronic prescribing and to make recommendations for any extension or exemption processes relative to compliance or disruptions due to natural or manmade disasters or technology gaps, failures, or interruptions of service. The bill requires the work group to report on its progress to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2017, and to issue a final report to such Chairmen by November 1, 2018."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2017"
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identifier: "HB 2165"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2165 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Administration of Government", "Computer Services and Uses", "Narcotics and Drugs", "Professions and Occupations", "Study Commissions", "Committees and Reports"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Todd E. Pillion"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2017-01-11"
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last_action: "2017-02-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e9dabd5-4386-4f95-83a4-4058269b9d13"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB2165"
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source_hash: "ebe6c72acd74288f450ce2733977bdfa9239eb04183cb3b0732c4bdffbae74cf"
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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 2165 (2017) — Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions.
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Requires a prescription for any controlled substance containing an opiate to be issued as an electronic prescription and prohibits a pharmacist from dispensing a controlled substance that contains an opiate unless the prescription is issued as an electronic prescription, beginning July 1, 2020. The bill defines electronic prescription as a written prescription that is generated on an electronic application and provides that Schedule II through V prescriptions must be transmitted in accordance with federal regulations. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to review actions necessary for the implementation of the bill's provisions and to evaluate hardships on prescribers and the inability of prescribers to comply with the deadline for electronic prescribing and to make recommendations for any extension or exemption processes relative to compliance or disruptions due to natural or manmade disasters or technology gaps, failures, or interruptions of service. The bill requires the work group to report on its progress to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2017, and to issue a final report to such Chairmen by November 1, 2018.
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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. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0115)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0115)
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2. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2165ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2165ER)
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3. **House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101952D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2165)
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4. **House: Printed as engrossed 17101952D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2165E)
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## Votes
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- Passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **97–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Education and Health — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Todd E. Pillion — primary (person)
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- Charles W. Carrico, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Christopher K. Peace — cosponsor (person)
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- Dave A. LaRock — cosponsor (person)
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- Israel D. O'Quinn — cosponsor (person)
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- James A. "Jay" Leftwich — cosponsor (person)
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- Jason S. Miyares — cosponsor (person)
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- John J. Bell — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael J. Webert — cosponsor (person)
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- N.D. "Rocky" Holcomb III — cosponsor (person)
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- Terry G. Kilgore — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101952D `introduction`
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- **2017-01-11** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
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- **2017-01-17** Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2017-01-27** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2017-01-30** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-01-30** Committee amendments agreed to
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- **2017-01-30** Engrossed by House as amended HB2165E
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- **2017-01-30** Printed as engrossed 17101952D-E
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- **2017-01-31** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2017-02-01** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2017-02-01** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-13** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2017-02-15** Enrolled
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- **2017-02-15** Signed by Speaker
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- **2017-02-17** Signed by President
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- **2017-02-17** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
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- **2017-02-17** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017
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- **2017-02-21** Approved by Governor-Chapter 115 (effective - see bill) `executive-signature`
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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/9e9dabd5-4386-4f95-83a4-4058269b9d13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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