# Virginia HB2473: Long-acting injectable or extended-release prescription drugs; correctional facilities. Virginia HB2473, Long-acting injectable or extended-release prescription drugs; correctional facilities., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mark D. Sickles (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0278)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2473-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2473 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Long-acting injectable or extended-release prescription drugs; correctional facilities. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0278) - Sponsor: Mark D. Sickles (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (317 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Board of Pharmacy; long-acting injectable or extended-release prescription drugs; correctional facilities. Allows the Board of Pharmacy to register a correctional facility to maintain a floor stock of long-acting injectable or extended-release prescription drugs for the treatment of mental illness or substance use disorder. The bill requires such long-acting injectable or extended-release prescription drugs to be stored in an area accessible only to persons who are licensed to administer such prescription drugs, regardless of whether the prescriber is on site. The bill provides that each correctional facility shall maintain an ongoing perpetual inventory of all such drugs in Schedules II through V and that such perpetual inventory shall (i) accurately indicate the physical count of each drug on hand at the time the inventory is performed and (ii) no less than once per month, include a reconciliation of each drug with a written explanation for any difference between the physical count and the theoretical count. This bill is identical to SB 1367. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mark D. Sickles (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-01-30 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (28) - 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0278) (Governor) - 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 278 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2473) (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2473ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-18: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-04: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2025-02-02: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-30: Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-28: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2473) (House) - 2025-01-21: Assigned sub: Health (House) - 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104390D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072940.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072939.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061461.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061460.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016436.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016435.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072940.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072939.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061461.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061460.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016436.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016435.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2473-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).