Virginia Senate Bill 373 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-11-21 - Left in Education and Health
Pending: Senate Education and Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Emergency custody; extension; medical testing, observation, or treatment. Provides that a magistrate may, upon the sworn petition of the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services or his designee, issue an order extending an emergency custody order for a period of up to 48 hours upon finding that probable cause exists to believe that the behaviors upon which a finding that the person meets the criteria for emergency custody are the result of a medical or physical condition, including substance intoxication or withdrawal, and that the medical standard of care for such medical or physical condition calls for testing, observation, or treatment to prevent harm to the person resulting from such medical or physical condition. Upon issuance of an order extending the period of emergency custody, the person shall be transported to and detained in an appropriate medical care facility for testing, observation, and treatment. Emergency custody; extension; medical testing, observation, or treatment. Provides that a magistrate may, upon the sworn petition of the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services or his designee, issue an order extending an emergency custody order for a period of up to 48 hours upon finding that probable cause exists to believe that the behaviors upon which a finding that the person meets the criteria for emergency custody are the result of a medical or physical condition, including substance intoxication or withdrawal, and that the medical standard of care for such medical or physical condition calls for testing, observation, or treatment to prevent harm to the person resulting from such medical or physical condition. Upon issuance of an order extending the period of emergency custody, the person shall be transported to and detained in an appropriate medical care facility for testing, observation, and treatment.

Emergency custody; magistrate may extend custody order, medical testing, observation, or treatment.

Sen. Creigh Deeds [D]

2022-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2023 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-11-21	Senate	Left in Education and Health
2022-02-03	Senate	Continued to 2023 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2022-01-28	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health
2022-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2022-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101375D

SB373 (Carry Over) 2022-02-03 - Continued to 2023 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	2	808	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB373
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB373+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S04C0100+SB0373