VA SB1461 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on February 23 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-02-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0203)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Foster care; enrollment in the Commonwealth's program of medical assistance. Directs local departments of social services to ensure that any individual who was in foster care on his eighteenth birthday is enrolled, unless the individual objects, in the Commonwealth's program of medical assistance, provided that such individual is eligible to receive such health care services and was enrolled in such program on his eighteenth birthday. The bill requires local departments to provide basic information about such health care services and inform such individuals that, if eligible, they will be enrolled in the Commonwealth's program of medical assistance unless they object. The bill directs the State Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.

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Title

Foster care; local in the Commonwealth's program of medical assistance.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0203)
2017-02-23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 203 (effective 7/1/17)
2017-02-17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017
2017-02-17SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
2017-02-17SenateSigned by President
2017-02-15HouseSigned by Speaker
2017-02-15SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1461ER)
2017-02-15SenateEnrolled
2017-02-13HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2017-02-13HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2017-02-13HouseRead third time
2017-02-10HouseRead second time
2017-02-09HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
2017-02-03HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2017-02-03HouseRead first time
2017-02-03HousePlaced on Calendar
2017-02-01SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2017-01-31SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1461S1
2017-01-31SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 17104696D-S1
2017-01-31SenateReading of substitute waived
2017-01-31SenateRead second time
2017-01-30SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2017-01-27SenateReported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2017-01-27SenateCommittee substitute printed 17104696D-S1
2017-01-16SenateReferred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2017-01-16SenatePresented and ordered printed 17103237D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
632905.4(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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