VirginiaNewborn screening requirements; federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel, evaluation, report.
What it does
Newborn screening requirements; federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel; evaluation; rulemaking; report. Directs the Department of Health (the Department) to determine whether testing for disorders included on the federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) recommended by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services should be included in the Commonwealth's newborn screening requirements. The bill directs the Department to evaluate disorders included on the RUSP within 12 months of their addition to the RUSP and commence rulemaking procedures for adding such disorders to the Commonwealth's screening program if their inclusion is appropriate.
More detail
The bill also requires the Department to determine annually whether disorders not included in the Commonwealth's newborn screening program should be reevaluated for inclusion. The bill requires the Department to submit a status report to the General Assembly annually containing information on the disorders included, evaluated, not recommended for inclusion, and not recommended for reevaluation. The bill contains an enactment clause requiring the Department to conduct such evaluation and, if applicable, commence rulemaking procedures for the addition of disorders within 12 months of the effective date of the bill for any disorders that are listed on the RUSP as of January 1, 2025.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0483)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 483 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1782)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1782ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 21Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Senators: Boysko, Hashmi, Suetterlein
- Vote recorded Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 94-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reconsideration of Passed Senate with substitute block vote agreed to (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20Delegates: Sullivan, Sickles, Griffin
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20House acceded to request
- Feb 20Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 20Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 20Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 94-N)
- Feb 20Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 20Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 20Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Feb 20Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 20Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 20Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 20Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1782)
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 17Committee substitute printed 25107707D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 13Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Assigned Education sub: HealthMinor
- Feb 3Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 31Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 30Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Jan 30Read second timeMinor
- Jan 29Read first timeMinor
- Jan 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1782)
- Jan 27Committee substitute printed 25105971D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 1-N)Minor
- Jan 24Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1782)
- Jan 17Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human ResourcesMinor
- Jan 16Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101474DIntroduced