Virginia House Bill 1976 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 22 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0168)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Temporary detention; release of detained individual. Permits the director of a facility where a person is awaiting transport to the facility of temporary detention pursuant to a temporary detention order to release the person if an employee or a designee of the local community services board, in consultation with the person's treating physician, (i) conducts an evaluation of the person, (ii) determines that the person no longer meets the commitment criteria, (iii) authorizes the release of the person, and (iv) provides a discharge plan.

Involuntary admission; release of individual.

Del. Robert Bell [R]

2023-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 0-N) (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2023-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) (Y: 0 N: 97 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-22		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0168)
2023-03-22		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 168 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1976ER)
2023-03-07	House	Enrolled
2023-02-24	House	VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 0-N)
2023-02-24	House	Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N)
2023-02-24	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-24		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2023-02-23	Senate	Senators: Deeds, McClellan, Stuart
2023-02-23	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2023-02-23	House	Delegates: Bell, Ransone, Watts
2023-02-23	House	Conferees appointed by House
2023-02-23	House	House acceded to request
2023-02-23	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2023-02-23	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-22	House	VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
2023-02-22	House	Senate substitute rejected by House 23107148D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
2023-02-21	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-21	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1976S1
2023-02-21	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 23107148D-S1
2023-02-21	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-21	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-17	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23107148D-S1
2023-02-17	Senate	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2023-02-15	Senate	Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
2023-02-15	Senate	Rereferred from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N)
2023-02-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-02-08	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-07	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-07	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1976H1
2023-02-06	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23105810D-H1
2023-02-06	House	Read second time
2023-02-05	House	Read first time
2023-02-03	House	Committee substitute printed 23105810D-H1
2023-02-03	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
2023-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-26	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104304D

SB1299 (Same As) 2023-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0169)
SB1299 (Same As) 2023-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0169)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	2	809	(n/a)	See Bill Text
37	2	813	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1976
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1976+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1976H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1976S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1976ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0168+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105810D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/23105810D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23107148D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1976AC
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1976F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1976FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1976FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1976FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0801V0196+HB1976
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0121+HB1976
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1515+HB1976
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0281+HB1976
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S09V0072+HB1976
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0630HB1976+HB1976
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0679HB1976+HB1976
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2230+HB1976
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0818HB1976+HB1976
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0933HB1976+HB1976
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2343+HB1976