VA SB245 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 6 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0721)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Department of Health Professions; conversion therapy prohibited. Prohibits any health care provider or person who performs counseling as part of his training for any profession licensed by a regulatory board of the Department of Health Professions from engaging in conversion therapy, as defined in the bill, with any person under 18 years of age and provides that such counseling constitutes unprofessional conduct and is grounds for disciplinary action. The bill provides that no state funds shall be expended for the purpose of conducting conversion therapy with a person under 18 years of age, referring a person under 18 years of age for conversion therapy, or extending health benefits coverage for conversion therapy with a person under 18 years of age.

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Title

Conversion therapy; prohibited by certain health care providers.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-28 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (62-Y 35-N) (Y: 62 N: 35 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) (Y: 20 N: 18 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-04-06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0721)
2020-04-06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 721 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-07SenateSigned by President
2020-03-06HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-05SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB245ER)
2020-03-05SenateEnrolled
2020-02-28HouseVOTE: Passage (62-Y 35-N)
2020-02-28HousePassed House (62-Y 35-N)
2020-02-28HouseRead third time
2020-02-27HouseRead second time
2020-02-25HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (17-Y 5-N)
2020-02-18HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2020-02-18HouseRead first time
2020-02-18HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-01-21SenatePassed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2020-01-21SenateReconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-01-21SenateRead third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
2020-01-20SenatePrinted as engrossed 20101090D-E
2020-01-20SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB245E
2020-01-20SenateCommittee amendments agreed to
2020-01-20SenateReading of amendments waived
2020-01-20SenateRead second time
2020-01-17SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-01-16SenateReported from Education and Health with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
2020-01-02SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-01-02SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101090D

Same As/Similar To

HB386 (Same As) 2020-03-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0041)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5412409.5(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB245
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB245+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB245E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB245ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0721+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S04V0034+SB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0063SB0245+SB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0093SB0245+SB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0105SB0245+SB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0106SB0245+SB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H12V0364+SB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H12V0411+SB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1613+SB0245

Bill Comments

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