Mental health and substance abuse treatment providers; background checks. (HB1203)
Introduced By
Del. Ken Melvin (D-Portsmouth) with support from 6 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Bob Brink (D-Arlington), Del. Phil Hamilton (R-Newport News), Del. Harvey Morgan (R-Gloucester), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Sen. Harry Blevins (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Toddy Puller (D-Mount Vernon)
Progress
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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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Became Law |
Description
Mental health and substance abuse treatment providers; background checks. Allows community services boards and providers licensed by the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to hire as a direct care employee in adult substance abuse or mental health treatment programs someone with certain misdemeanor assault and battery convictions as long as such offences were substantially related to substance abuse or mental illness and the applicant has been rehabilitated. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/09/2008 | Committee |
| 01/09/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084059840 |
| 01/09/2008 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/24/2008 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (18-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/25/2008 | Read first time |
| 01/28/2008 | Read second time |
| 01/28/2008 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 01/28/2008 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1203E |
| 01/28/2008 | Printed as engrossed 084059840-E |
| 01/29/2008 | Read third time and passed House (75-Y 22-N) |
| 01/29/2008 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (75-Y 22-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
| 01/30/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/30/2008 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/21/2008 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) |
| 02/22/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/25/2008 | Read third time |
| 02/25/2008 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/25/2008 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/25/2008 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/27/2008 | Enrolled |
| 02/27/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1203ER) |
| 02/27/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/28/2008 | Signed by President |
| 03/05/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 383 (effective 7/1/08) |
| 03/11/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0383) |