Virginia House Bill 1783 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-08 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Mental health screening of prisoners in local correctional facilities. Requires that the staff of a local, regional, or community correctional facility screen persons admitted to the facility for mental illness using a scientifically validated instrument identified by the Department of Criminal Justice Services in consultation with the State Board of Corrections and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill also requires that these entities develop and deliver a training program for employees of such facilities in the administration of such instrument. The bill provides that if the screening indicates that a person may have a mental illness, an assessment of his need for mental services shall be conducted within 72 hours of the time of the screening by a qualified mental health professional.

Prisoners; mental health screening upon admission to a local correctional facility.

Del. Robert Bell [R]

Del. David Toscano [D]

Del. Vivian Watts [D]

2017-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-08	House	Left in Appropriations
2017-02-02	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2017-01-31	House	Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
2017-01-30	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2017-01-30	House	Committee substitute printed 17104612D-H1
2017-01-30	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
2017-01-27	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2017-01-27	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
2017-01-13	House	Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health
2017-01-09	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2017-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103518D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
53	1	126.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	102	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB1783
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1783+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1783H1+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H0805V0032+HB1783
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H08V0106+HB1783