HB 558 VA

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Drug Control Act; Schedule I; penalties. Adds certain chemicals to Schedule I of the Drug Control Act. The Board of Pharmacy has added these substances in an expedited regulatory process. A substance added via this process is removed from the schedule after 18 months unless a general law is enacted adding the substance to the schedule.

• H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. Republican · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103416D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/13/2026 4:36 pm) · lower
3. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
4. Jan 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB558) · lower
5. Jan 21, 2026 Assigned sub: Health · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
7. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
9. Feb 12, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105568D-H1 · lower
10. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB558) · lower
15. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
18. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
19. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 6, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 6, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB558ER) · lower
26. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB558) · lower
27. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
30. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/11/2026 10:54 am) · lower
32. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 171 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
33. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0171) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Health Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Health Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML