Virginia Senate Bill 1544 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0512)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; review of regulations relating to licensed provider reporting requirements. Directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to review its regulations that require providers licensed by the Department to report allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation and incidents classified as Level II and Level III. The bill requires the Department to collaborate with stakeholders to develop solutions to reduce administrative burdens on licensed providers. The bill requires the Department to report its recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions by November 1, 2023.

Licensed providers; DBHDS shall review its regulations relating to required reporting.

Sen. Aaron Rouse [D]

Sen. Louise Lucas [D]

2023-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-26		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0512)
2023-03-26		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 512 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-24	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-24	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-24	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1544ER)
2023-02-24	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-21	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-21	House	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-21	House	Read third time
2023-02-20	House	Read second time
2023-02-16	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
2023-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2023-02-13	House	Read first time
2023-02-13	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-02-02	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-02	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1544S1
2023-02-02	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 23105465D-S1
2023-02-02	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-02	Senate	Read second time
2023-02-01	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-01-31	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-26	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2023-01-26	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23105465D-S1
2023-01-26	Senate	Incorporates SB1177 (Lucas)
2023-01-26	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-24	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health
2023-01-23	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2023-01-23	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 23105014D
2023-01-23	Senate	Unanimous consent to introduce

SB1177 (Similar To) 2023-01-26 - Incorporated by Education and Health
SB1177 (Similar To) 2023-01-26 - Incorporated by Education and Health

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1544
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1544+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1544S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1544ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0512+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105465D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1544F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1544FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1544FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S04V0081+SB1544
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0155+SB1544
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0193SB1544+SB1544
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0209SB1544+SB1544
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0211SB1544+SB1544
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H12V0230+SB1544
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2093+SB1544