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HB 1943 Optometrists; those licensed may sell contact lenses & allowed to dispense ophthalmic devices.
Introduced by: Christopher K. Peace | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Optometrists; contact lenses and ophthalmic devices. Specifies that only licensed optometrists and licensed opticians may sell or dispense contact lenses, upon the valid, written prescription of a licensed physician or optometrist, and allows licensed optometrists to dispense ophthalmic devices that contain medication. This bill is identical to SB 1075.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 094094676 pdf | impact statement
- 01/22/09 House: Committee substitute printed 093264676-H1 pdf
- 01/28/09 House: Printed as engrossed 093264676-EH1 pdf
- 02/12/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 094149676-S1 pdf
- 02/12/09 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 094149676-S1 pdf
- 02/23/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1943ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0353) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 094094676
- 01/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/22/09 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/09 House: Committee substitute printed 093264676-H1
- 01/23/09 House: Read first time
- 01/26/09 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/09 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/28/09 House: Read second time
- 01/28/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 093264676-H1
- 01/28/09 House: Amendments by Delegate Peace agreed to
- 01/28/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB1943EH1
- 01/28/09 House: Printed as engrossed 093264676-EH1
- 01/29/09 House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/09 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/12/09 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 094149676-S1
- 02/12/09 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 094149676-S1
- 02/13/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/16/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 094149676-S1
- 02/16/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1943S1
- 02/16/09 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/09 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 094149676-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/09 House: Enrolled
- 02/23/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1943ER)
- 02/24/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 353 (effective 7/1/09)
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0353)