VA SB177 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0342)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0342)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Department of Human Resource Management; employee designation and payment policies; nursing staff at state psychiatric hospitals. Directs the Department of Human Resource Management to amend its policies to authorize the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and state psychiatric hospitals to designate as full-time employees nursing staff and psychiatric technicians who work at least 36 hours per week to permit state hospitals to use 12-hour shifts for such staff. The bill prohibits the Department from requiring reductions in pay or other benefits for such employees based solely on the fact that the employee works 36 hours per week. The bill also directs the Department to examine whether the policy change should be extended to comparable direct care positions in other executive branch agencies to improve recruitment and retention. As introduced,
Title
Nursing staff at state psychiatric hospitals; employee destinations, payment policies, etc.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-02 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0342) | |
| 2024-04-02 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 342 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-09 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-08 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-08 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB177ER) |
| 2024-03-08 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Title replaced 24108155D-H1 |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-03-01 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB177H1 |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24108155D-H1 |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Read third time |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Committee substitute printed 24108155D-H1 |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Assigned sub: Health Professions |
| 2024-02-14 | House | Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services |
| 2024-02-14 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-14 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 24103981D-E |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB177E |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-06 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-24 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-01-24 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2024-01-08 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103981D |
Same As/Similar To
HB806 (Similar To) 2024-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0304)
Subjects
Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Hospitals and Hospitalization
Nurses
Uncodified Legislation
Hospitals and Hospitalization
Nurses
Uncodified Legislation
