Virginia Senate Bill 721 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 31 2013 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-02-04 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 20-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients. Requires local departments of social services to screen each Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW) program participant to determine whether probable cause exists to believe the participant is engaged in the use of illegal substances. The bill provides that when a screening indicates reasonable cause to believe a participant is using illegal substances, the local department of social services shall require a formal substance abuse assessment of the participant, which may include drug testing. In cases in which drug testing is required, the cost of testing shall be paid by the Department of Social Services. Any person who fails or refuses to participate in a screening or assessment without good cause or who tests positive for the use of illegal substances shall be ineligible to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) payments for a period of one year, unless he enters into and complies with the requirements of a drug treatment program; however, an individual has one opportunity during the subsequent 12-month period to comply with the screening, assessment, or treatment requirements and be reinstated to eligibility for TANF benefits.

VIEW; substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients.

Sen. Charles Carrico [R]

2013-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 20-N) (Y: 19 N: 20 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2013-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (8-Y 6-N) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-04	Senate	Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 20-N)
2013-02-01	Senate	Passed by for the day
2013-01-31	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB721S1
2013-01-31	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 13104703D-S1
2013-01-31	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2013-01-31	Senate	Committee amendments rejected
2013-01-31	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2013-01-31	Senate	Read second time
2013-01-30	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2013-01-29	Senate	Reported from Finance with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
2013-01-29	Senate	Committee substitute printed 13104703D-S1
2013-01-18	Senate	Rereferred to Finance
2013-01-18	Senate	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (8-Y 6-N)
2012-12-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2012-12-03	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100403D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	2	608.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+SB721
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SB721+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SB721S1+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S09V0008+SB0721
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S05V0103+SB0721
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0222SB0721+SB0721
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0283SB0721+SB0721