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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 80: Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention, Advisory Council on; established, report.

In committee 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 80 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on December 27, 2023. According to its official title, it concerns: Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention, Advisory Council on; established, report. Primary sponsor: Mike Jones (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Rules.

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Official summary

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

Advisory Council on Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention; established; report. Establishes the Advisory Council on Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention to advise the State Health Commissioner on the regulations and infrastructure necessary to support clinical access to and training for medication-assisted U.S. Food and Drug Administration breakthrough therapies for veteran suicide prevention. The bill requires the Commissioner of Health to report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding its activities and recommendations. The Council has a sunset date of July 1, 2027.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike JonesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15

“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. Left in Rules
  2. Continued to 2025 in Rules (Voice Vote)
  3. Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
  4. Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee
  5. Impact statement from DPB (HB80)
  6. Referred to Committee on Rules
  7. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103886D

Sources

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