Mental health law; amends statutes to address issues resulting from overhaul thereof. (HB2060)
Introduced By
Del. Phil Hamilton (R-Newport News)
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Mental health law revisions. Amends mental health statutes to address issues resulting from the overhaul of mental health laws during the 2008 Session. This bill clarifies requirements that law-enforcement initiated emergency custody remains subject to the four hour limit and two hour extension provisions; clarifies that the employee or designee of the community services board attending a commitment hearing need not be the person who prepared the prescreening report, and that neither the employee or designee of the community services board attending a commitment hearing nor the independent examiner who attends the commitment hearing shall be excluded pursuant to an order of sequestration of the witnesses; clarifies that the prescreening report shall be admitted into evidence and made part of the record of the case; and extends the CCRE reporting requirement to close of business on the next business day following the hearing resulting in involuntary commitment. This bill has an emergency clause. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2009 | Committee |
01/13/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/14/09 093161528 |
01/13/2009 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/20/2009 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2009 | Read first time |
01/22/2009 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/23/2009 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
01/23/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/26/2009 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/27/2009 | Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health |
02/04/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2009 | Read second time |
02/09/2009 | Read third time |
02/09/2009 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/09/2009 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/09/2009 | Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2009 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N) |
02/11/2009 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION EMERGENCY (94-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2009 | Enrolled |
02/16/2009 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2060ER) |
02/17/2009 | Signed by Speaker |
02/17/2009 | Signed by President |
02/23/2009 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 21 (effective 2/23/09) |
02/23/2009 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0021) |