Sex offender registry; nursing homes, etc. register with State Police to get notification thereof. (SB1229)
Introduced By
Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston) with support from co-patrons Del. Brian Moran (D-Alexandria), Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg), and Sen. Ken Stolle (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
☐ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Sex offender registry; nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Requires nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities to register with the Department of State Police to receive automatic notification of the registration of sex offenders within the same or a contiguous zip code area as the home or facility. The bill also requires such entities to ascertain, before admission, whether a potential admittee is a registered sex offender if it is anticipated that the admittee will stay for more than three days. Read the Bill »
Status
03/09/2007: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 077743134 |
| 01/10/2007 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 01/16/2007 | Assigned Education sub: Health Care |
| 01/22/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1229) |
| 01/26/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 01/29/2007 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/30/2007 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 01/30/2007 | Communicated to House |
| 02/03/2007 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/03/2007 | Read first time |
| 02/03/2007 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| 02/12/2007 | Read second time |
| 02/13/2007 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/14/2007 | Read third time |
| 02/14/2007 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 02/14/2007 | Engrossed by House as amended |
| 02/14/2007 | Passed House with amendments (94-Y 0-N 1-A) |
| 02/16/2007 | House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/16/2007 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2007 | Enrolled |
| 02/22/2007 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1229ER) |
| 02/23/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1229ER) |
| 02/23/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/24/2007 | Signed by President |
| 03/09/2007 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 164 (effective 7/1/07) |
| 03/14/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0164) |
Comments
This is a tremendous act that sex offenders in nursing homes and assisted living facilities should be made to register their name. I guess it is a good step made further to protect the citizens of the states, but on the other hand I wonder about the purpose of this bill because I think it's unnecessary to make residents who are deteriorating in health and age to suffer additionally. I know they should be made responsible for their past action but I still wonder about the purpose of this registration?
It is good act but I will like to know the purpose of the registration.