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HB560: Commitment hearing; community services board representative, treating physician, etc. to attend.

Chief Patron

Del. Rob Bell (R-58)

Rob Bell (R-58)
Charlottesville, VA
Served: 2002–

Progress

Yes Introduced
Yes Passed Committee
Yes Passed House
Yes Passed Senate
Yes Signed by Governor
Yes Became Law

Status

04/02/2008: signed by governor

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Summary

Commitment hearing; independent examiner or community services board member attending. Requires the independent examiner and the community services board employee or designee who prepared the prescreening report, or if the hearing occurs in a different jurisdiction, an employee or designee of the local community services board or behavioral health authority serving that jurisdiction, to attend the commitment hearing.

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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/10/2008, 01/22/2008, 01/22/2008, 01/25/2008, 01/28/2008, 01/29/2008, 01/29/2008, 02/04/2008, 02/04/2008, 02/11/2008, 02/12/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/14/2008, 02/14/2008, 02/29/2008, 03/07/2008, 03/07/2008 and 03/11/2008.

Identical Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB769

Patron: Robert Hurt
Introduced: 2008-01-18
Status: in subcommittee
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