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type: "Bill"
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title: "Schedule VI controlled substances; TPA-certified optometrists permitted to sell and dispense."
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description: "TPA-certified optometrists; sale and dispensation of Schedule VI controlled substances; requirements. Permits TPA-certified optometrists to sell and dispense Schedule VI controlled substances to their own patients provided that they obtain a license to do so from the Board of Pharmacy and comply with requirements related to dispensation, storage, packaging, labeling, recordkeeping, and reporting of the controlled substances sold and dispensed. The bill permits the Board of Optometry and the Board of Pharmacy to adopt regulations to implement the provisions of the bill and establish a limited-use license for TPA-certified optometrists pursuant to the bill. The bill exempts such initial regulations from the APA requirements. This bill is identical to SB 212."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1006"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1006 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Kathy K.L. Tran"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21b6da72-60ea-42d9-a3a1-1b34c11a1b0c"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1006"
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source_hash: "5d1383e0f82449b1254dec5299ebd261da5b32aa29d2e3aebf2d0c78dfd023c4"
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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 1006 (2026) — Schedule VI controlled substances; TPA-certified optometrists permitted to sell and dispense.
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TPA-certified optometrists; sale and dispensation of Schedule VI controlled substances; requirements. Permits TPA-certified optometrists to sell and dispense Schedule VI controlled substances to their own patients provided that they obtain a license to do so from the Board of Pharmacy and comply with requirements related to dispensation, storage, packaging, labeling, recordkeeping, and reporting of the controlled substances sold and dispensed. The bill permits the Board of Optometry and the Board of Pharmacy to adopt regulations to implement the provisions of the bill and establish a limited-use license for TPA-certified optometrists pursuant to the bill. The bill exempts such initial regulations from the APA requirements. This bill is identical to SB 212.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086864.PDF)
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2. **Health Professions Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136524.PDF)
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3. **Health and Human Services Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143318.PDF)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212349.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reconsider R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education and Health — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100805D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-22** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1006)
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- **2026-01-23** Assigned sub: Health Professions `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-28** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1006)
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- **2026-02-10** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-10** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-12** Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-12** Committee substitute printed 26106082D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-16** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1006)
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- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-09** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-09** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-10** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-10** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-03-11** Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-11** Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1006ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1006)
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 929 (effective 7/1/2026) `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/21b6da72-60ea-42d9-a3a1-1b34c11a1b0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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