Virginia House Bill 1874 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Passed on March 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0179)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Behavioral health services in local correctional facilities. Requires the Board of Local and Regional Jails (the Board) to include in its minimum standards for behavioral health services in local correction facilities requirements for (i) referral of individuals committed to local correctional facilities for whom a behavioral health screening indicates reason to believe the person may have mental illness to a behavioral health service provider for a behavioral health assessment and (ii) in cases in which there is reason to believe an individual is experiencing acute mental health distress or is at risk for suicide, (a) staff of the local correctional facility to consult with the behavioral health service provider to implement immediate interventions and to provide ongoing monitoring to ensure the safety of the individual and (b) the behavioral health assessment to be completed within 72 hours of completion of the behavioral health screening unless the 72-hour period ends on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which case the assessment shall be completed by the close of business on the next working day. The bill requires the Board to (1) review the behavioral health screening and assessment process for individuals committed to local correctional facilities, (2) identify barriers to ensuring that all behavioral health assessments are completed within 72 hours of the behavioral health screening, (3) develop recommendations for addressing such barriers, and (4) report its findings and recommendations to the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Health, Welfare and Institutions and Public Safety and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by October 1, 2021. Behavioral health services in local correctional facilities. Requires the Board of Local and Regional Jails (the Board) to include in its minimum standards for behavioral health services in local correction facilities requirements for (i) referral of individuals committed to local correctional facilities for whom a behavioral health screening indicates reason to believe the person may have mental illness to a behavioral health service provider for a behavioral health assessment and (ii) in cases in which there is reason to believe an individual is experiencing acute mental health distress or is at risk for suicide, (a) staff of the local correctional facility to consult with the behavioral health service provider to implement immediate interventions and to provide ongoing monitoring to ensure the safety of the individual and (b) the behavioral health assessment to be completed within 72 hours of completion of the behavioral health screening unless the 72-hour period ends on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which case the assessment shall be completed by the close of business on the next working day. The bill requires the Board to (1) review the behavioral health screening and assessment process for individuals committed to local correctional facilities, (2) identify barriers to ensuring that all behavioral health assessments are completed within 72 hours of the behavioral health screening, (3) develop recommendations for addressing such barriers, and (4) report its findings and recommendations to the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Health, Welfare and Institutions and Public Safety and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by October 1, 2021.

Behavioral health; assessments in local correctional facilities, report.

Del. Carrie Coyner [R]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. John Avoli [R]
Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Martha Mugler [D]	Sen. Suhas Subramanyam [D]

2021-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-21 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0179)
2021-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 179 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-01		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-01	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 20201
2021-02-27	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-26	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-26	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1874ER)
2021-02-26	House	Enrolled
2021-02-23	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-23	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-22	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-19	Senate	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
2021-01-27	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2021-01-27	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-01-26	House	VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2021-01-26	House	Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
2021-01-25	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1874H1
2021-01-25	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21102895D-H1
2021-01-25	House	Read second time
2021-01-22	House	Read first time
2021-01-21	House	Committee substitute printed 21102895D-H1
2021-01-21	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
2021-01-19	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
2021-01-13	House	Assigned HWI sub: Behavioral Health
2021-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2021-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101199D

HB1874 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
53	1	68	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1874
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1874+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1874H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1874ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0179+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1874FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1874FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H1203C0002+HB1874
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H12C0047+HB1874
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1137+HB1874
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S09C0038+HB1874
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S09V0031+HB1874
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0299HB1874+HB1874
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0350HB1874+HB1874