VA SJR77 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 12 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-12 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ77ER)

Summary

Study; substance abuse and prevention programs. Creates a joint subcommittee to study strategies and models for substance abuse prevention and treatment that effectively reduce the costly service demands created by substance abuse. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall (i) identify and characterize the nature of substance abuse in the Commonwealth; (ii) identify current state policies and programs targeting substance abuse prevention and treatment; (iii) examine the cost of such policies and programs to the Commonwealth; (iv) identify and examine policies and prevention programs from other leading states in the field of substance abuse and prevention; and (v) benchmark the Commonwealth's substance abuse prevention and treatment programs and policies against those of the leading states.

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Title

Substance abuse; joint subcommittee to study strategies and models for prevention and treatment.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-03-12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ77ER)
2008-03-05 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05 House: Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05 House: Taken up
2008-03-03 House: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-11 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
2008-02-11 House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-06 Senate: Communicated to House
2008-02-06 Senate: Read third time and agreed to by Senate by voice vote
2008-02-05 Senate: Printed as engrossed 086209232-E
2008-02-05 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SJ77E
2008-02-05 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
2008-02-05 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
2008-02-05 Senate: Read second time
2008-02-04 Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-01 Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments by voice vote
2008-01-09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
2008-01-09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086209232

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