Virginia House Bill 2027 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 24 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0460)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Guardianship; procedures for restriction of communication, visitation, or interaction. Provides that a guardian shall not restrict an incapacitated person's ability to communicate with, visit, or interact with other persons with whom the incapacitated person has an established relationship, unless such restriction is reasonable to prevent physical, mental, or emotional harm to or financial exploitation of such incapacitated person. Under current law, guardians are directed to not unreasonably restrict any such communication, visitation, or interaction. The bill further requires that the guardian provide written notice to any restricted person stating (i) the nature and terms of the restriction, (ii) the reasons why the guardian believes the restriction is necessary, and (iii) how the restricted person may challenge such restriction in court. The bill provides a procedure by which an incapacitated person or a person whose communication, visits, or interaction with an incapacitated person has been restricted may challenge such restriction in court. Guardianship; procedures for restriction of communication, visitation, or interaction. Provides that a guardian shall not restrict an incapacitated person's ability to communicate with, visit, or interact with other persons with whom the incapacitated person has an established relationship, unless such restriction is reasonable to prevent physical, mental, or emotional harm to or financial exploitation of such incapacitated person. Under current law, guardians are directed to not unreasonably restrict any such communication, visitation, or interaction. The bill further requires that the guardian provide written notice to any restricted person stating (i) the nature and terms of the restriction, (ii) the reasons why the guardian believes the restriction is necessary, and (iii) how the restricted person may challenge such restriction in court. The bill provides a procedure by which an incapacitated person or a person whose communication, visits, or interaction with an incapacitated person has been restricted may challenge such restriction in court.

Guardianship; procedures for restriction of communication, visitation, or interaction.

Sen. Danica Roem [D]

2023-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N) (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-24		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0460)
2023-03-24		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 460 (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 (HB2027ER)
2023-03-07	House	Enrolled
2023-02-23	House	VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	House	Senate amendments agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
2023-02-22	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-22	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2023-02-22	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2023-02-22	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2023-02-22	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-21	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-20	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2023-02-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-02	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2023-02-02	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2023-02-01	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2027H1
2023-02-01	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23105112D-H1
2023-02-01	House	Read second time
2023-01-31	House	Read first time
2023-01-27	House	Committee substitute printed 23105112D-H1
2023-01-27	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
2023-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-20	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103726D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
64	2	2009	(n/a)	See Bill Text
64	2	2019	(n/a)	See Bill Text
64	2	2019.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2027
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2027+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2027H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2027ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0460+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105112D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/23105112D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106883A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2027AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2027ASE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2027FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2027FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0802V0029+HB2027
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0802V0042+HB2027
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0066+HB2027
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1300+HB2027
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0304+HB2027
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0711HB2027+HB2027
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0790HB2027+HB2027
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2296+HB2027