VA HB1464 | 2011 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0567)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Disposition of unclaimed bodies; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Provides that in the case of a person who has been committed to the custody of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and died prior to his release, whose body is unclaimed and whose body the Commissioner of Health refuses to accept for scientific study, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall bear the reasonable costs of disposition of the body. This bill also provides that if a claimant is unable to pay reasonable expenses of disposition, the expenses shall be born by the county or city where the claimant currently resides.

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Title

Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Department of; disposition of unclaimed bodies.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2011-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-21 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (94-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-18 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2011-03-25 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0567)
2011-03-25 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 567 (effective 7/1/11)
2011-02-20 Senate: Signed by President
2011-02-17 House: Signed by Speaker
2011-02-17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1464ER)
2011-02-17 House: Enrolled
2011-02-14 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-14 Senate: Read third time
2011-02-11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2011-02-10 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2011-01-24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2011-01-24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2011-01-21 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (94-Y 0-N)
2011-01-21 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (94-Y 0-N)
2011-01-20 House: Read second time and engrossed
2011-01-19 House: Read first time
2011-01-18 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
2010-12-03 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2010-12-03 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100841D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
321288(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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