SB276: Psychiatric inpatient treatment of minors; timing of petition and hearing.

Chief Patron

Ken Cuccinelli (R-Fairfax)
Served: 2002–

Progress

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

Status

04/02/2008: signed by governor
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01/08/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080635216
01/08/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/21/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Special on Proposed Mental Health Legislation
01/28/2008 Committee substitute printed 080858216-S1
01/28/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2008 Rereferred to Finance
02/01/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB276S1)
02/06/2008 Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2008 Read second time
02/08/2008 Reading of substitute waived
02/08/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 080858216-S1
02/08/2008 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB276S1
02/08/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2008 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2008 Communicated to House
02/13/2008 Placed on Calendar
02/13/2008 Read first time
02/13/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/14/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
02/14/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health
02/15/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2008 Committee substitute printed 081497216-H1
02/19/2008 Read second time
02/20/2008 Read third time
02/20/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 081497216-H1
02/20/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB276H1
02/20/2008 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/20/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2008 House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2008 House insisted on substitute
02/26/2008 House requested conference committee
02/28/2008 Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/28/2008 Conferees appointed by Senate
02/28/2008 Senators: Cuccinelli, Howell, Edwards
02/29/2008 Conferees appointed by House
02/29/2008 Delegates: Marsden, Bell, Fralin
03/07/2008 Reading of conference report waived
03/07/2008 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2008 Passed by temporarily
03/07/2008 Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
03/07/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/24/2008 Enrolled
03/24/2008 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB276ER)
03/24/2008 Signed by Speaker
03/26/2008 Signed by President
03/28/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB276ER)
04/02/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 808 (effective 7/1/08)

Summary

Psychiatric inpatient treatment of minors; timing of petition and hearing. Increases from 72 hours to 96 hours the length of time (i) to hold a hearing for the involuntary commitment of a minor or the emergency admission of a minor for inpatient treatment, and (ii) that a minor may be admitted by his parents to a facility over his objections. The bill also provides that the time to hold the involuntary commitment hearing runs from the filing of the petition for such hearing. The bill provides further that a petition for judicial approval of the admission of a minor by his parents over his objections shall be filed no sooner than 24 hours and no later than 96 hours after his admission.

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