Hospital regulations; provision allowing patients to receive visits from whom they desire. (HB2730)
Introduced By
Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Chuck Caputo (D-Oak Hill), Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Brian Moran (D-Alexandria), Del. Steve Shannon (D-Vienna), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Del. Rob Wittman (R-Montross), Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Hospital regulations; authorized visitor designation for hospital visitation. Requires hospitals to develop regulations allowing patients to designate any individual as next of kin for visitation purposes and to change the designation at any time. Read the Bill »
Status
03/26/2007: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2007 | Committee |
01/10/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 074634299 |
01/10/2007 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/16/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2730) |
02/01/2007 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2007 | Committee substitute printed 077653299-H1 |
02/02/2007 | Read first time |
02/03/2007 | Read second time |
02/03/2007 | Committee substitute agreed to 077653299-H1 |
02/03/2007 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2730H1 |
02/05/2007 | Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 1-A) |
02/05/2007 | Communicated to Senate |
02/06/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2730H1) |
02/06/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/06/2007 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/15/2007 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/19/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2007 | Read third time |
02/20/2007 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
02/20/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/01/2007 | Enrolled |
03/01/2007 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2730ER) |
03/01/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
03/04/2007 | Signed by President |
03/14/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2730ER) |
03/26/2007 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 516 (effective 7/1/07) |
03/27/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0516) |