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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2742: Hospitals; urine drug screening to include testing for fentanyl.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2742 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Hospitals; urine drug screening to include testing for fentanyl. Primary sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 21, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Malcolm's Law; hospitals; urine drug screening; fentanyl. Requires hospitals with an emergency department, when conducting a urine drug screening, as defined in the bill, to assist in diagnosing a patient's condition, to include testing for fentanyl in such urine drug screening. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Irene ShinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Elizabeth Bennett-ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
W. Chad GreenCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Cia PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 238 (Effective 01/01/26)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2742)
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2742ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  11. Read third time
  12. Passed by for the day

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source