Virginia Senate Bill 139 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2008 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-01-28 - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB246-Howell) (13-Y 0-N)

Community services board; attend all hearings. Requires that an employee of the community services board that prepared the preadmission screening report attend the involuntary commitment hearing. The bill provides that where in person attendance is not practicable, attendance may be by electronic means. Further it provides that where the hearing is held in the jurisdiction of another community services board, an employee of the community services board serving that jurisdiction may attend on behalf of the community services board that prepared the preadmission screening report. This bill has been incorporated into

Community services board; requires employee that prepared report to attend hearing.

Sen. John Edwards [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-01-28		Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB246-Howell) (13-Y 0-N)
2008-01-21		Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Special on Proposed Mental Health Legislation
2008-01-04		Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-01-04		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083181228

SB246 (Similar To) 2010-04-21 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0788)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+SB139