Virginia Senate Bill 1304 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0249)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Community services boards; discharge planning. Reduces from within 30 days to within 72 hours of an individual's identification as ready for discharge the time by which a community services board must document its disagreement with the determination that an individual is ready for discharge from a state hospital or training center. The bill also directs the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to establish a work group with representatives of the Virginia Association of Community Services Boards to (i) review the current process for discharging patients from state mental health hospitals, including the current assigned responsibilities of state hospital staff and community services board staff, as well as the barriers to timely discharge for patients clinically ready to discharge, and (ii) develop potential options to expedite the discharge process for individuals who can be safely discharged back into the community. The bill directs the work group to develop a plan that includes recommendations for expediting the discharge process and identify the necessary funding to ensure that individuals receive essential services upon discharge and that discharges are timely. The bill requires the work group to report its findings and conclusions and its plan to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by September 1, 2021. Community services boards; discharge planning. Reduces from within 30 days to within 72 hours of an individual's identification as ready for discharge the time by which a community services board must document its disagreement with the determination that an individual is ready for discharge from a state hospital or training center. The bill also directs the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to establish a work group with representatives of the Virginia Association of Community Services Boards to (i) review the current process for discharging patients from state mental health hospitals, including the current assigned responsibilities of state hospital staff and community services board staff, as well as the barriers to timely discharge for patients clinically ready to discharge, and (ii) develop potential options to expedite the discharge process for individuals who can be safely discharged back into the community. The bill directs the work group to develop a plan that includes recommendations for expediting the discharge process and identify the necessary funding to ensure that individuals receive essential services upon discharge and that discharges are timely. The bill requires the work group to report its findings and conclusions and its plan to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by September 1, 2021.

Community services boards; discharge planning.

Sen. Jeremy McPike [D]

Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]

2021-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N) (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0249)
2021-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 249 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-02-26		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-02-26	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
2021-02-25	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-24	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-24	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1304ER)
2021-02-24	Senate	Enrolled
2021-02-19	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2021-02-19	House	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2021-02-19	House	Read third time
2021-02-18	House	Read second time
2021-02-16	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
2021-02-16	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
2021-02-09	House	Assigned HWI sub: Behavioral Health
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
2021-02-05	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2021-02-05	House	Read first time
2021-02-05	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-02	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-01	Senate	Printed as engrossed 21102367D-E
2021-02-01	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1304E
2021-02-01	Senate	Committee amendment #2 rejected
2021-02-01	Senate	Committee amendments #1 and #3 agreed to
2021-02-01	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2021-02-01	Senate	Read second time
2021-01-29	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
2021-01-28	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
2021-01-22	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2021-01-12	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102367D

SB1304 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	2	505	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+SB1304
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1304+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1304E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1304ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0249+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1304AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1304ASR
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1304F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1304FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1304FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S04C0077+SB1304
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0184SB1304+SB1304
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0228SB1304+SB1304
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H1203V0004+SB1304
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H12V0021+SB1304
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1754+SB1304