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2022 SESSION
HB 850 Lyme disease; signage in state parks, instructional resources and materials, report.
Introduced by: David A. Reid | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Lyme disease; signage; instructional resources and materials. Requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation to develop and post in each state park and interstate park signage addressing the appropriate steps a visitor can take to prevent tick bites, how to identify Lyme disease, and where to seek treatment. The bill requires the Department to install such signage first in those areas in the Commonwealth that have been identified as most susceptible to Lyme disease and to complete the installation of such signage in all state parks and interstate parks by January 1, 2028. The bill also requires the Secretary of Education, in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Secretary of Natural Resources, to develop instructional resources and materials to assist school boards and local and regional public libraries in establishing an education and awareness program to protect children from Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections. The bill provides that such instructional resources and materials (i) shall be appropriate for individuals of school age; (ii) shall provide information on the identification of ticks, recommended procedures for safe tick removal, and best practices to provide protection from ticks; (iii) may include video productions, pamphlets, and demonstration programs to illustrate the sizes of various ticks, including sizes before and after each variety has become engorged, to assist with the identification of a tick and the reaction on the skin that may result from a tick bite; and (iv) shall be made available to school boards and local and regional public libraries upon request at no charge.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100253D pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB850ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0303) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100253D
- 01/12/22 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/24/22 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
- 01/26/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/22 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/02/22 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/02/22 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/02/22 House: Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 02/09/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/22 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/22 House: Read first time
- 02/14/22 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/15/22 House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/15/22 House: VOTE: Passage (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/16/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/22/22 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/22 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/22 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/22 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/22 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/22 House: Enrolled
- 03/01/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB850ER)
- 03/01/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/22 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
- 03/11/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 303 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0303)