Veterans; Commissioner et al., to establish comprehensive program to address mental health needs. (HB475)
Introduced By
Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) with support from 81 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Watkins Abbitt (I-Appomattox), Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Ward Armstrong (D-Martinsville), Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Mamye BaCote (D-Newport News), Del. William Barlow (D-Smithfield), Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Joe Bouchard (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Danny Bowling (D-Oakwood), Del. Bob Brink (D-Arlington), Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Al Eisenberg (D-Arlington), Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria), Del. Tom Gear (R-Hampton), Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock), Del. Frank Hall (D-Richmond), Del. Phil Hamilton (R-Newport News), Del. Frank Hargrove (R-Glen Allen), Del. Algie Howell (D-Norfolk), Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Bob Hull (D-Falls Church), Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell), Del. Bill Janis (R-Glen Allen), Del. Joseph Johnson (D-Abingdon), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Matt Lohr (R-Harrisonburg), Del. Manoli Loupassi (R-Richmond), Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas), Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Joe May (R-Leesburg), Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville), Del. Jackson Miller (R-Manassas), Del. Brian Moran (D-Alexandria), Del. Harvey Morgan (R-Gloucester), Del. Sam Nixon (R-Richmond), Del. Dave Nutter (R-Christiansburg), Del. Glenn Oder (R-Newport News), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. Bob Purkey (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Lacey Putney (I-Bedford), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Ed Scott (R-Culpeper), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Del. Jim Shuler (D-Blacksburg), Del. Terrie Suit (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Bob Tata (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Del. Shannon Valentine (D-Lynchburg), Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton), Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan), Del. Onzlee Ware (D-Roanoke), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale), Del. Tommy Wright (R-Victoria), Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria), Sen. Harry Blevins (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg), Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Bath), Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke), Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon), Sen. Edd Houck (D-Spotsylvania), Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac), Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton), Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke), Sen. Steve Martin (R-Chesterfield), Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville), Sen. Don McEachin (D-Richmond), Sen. Fred Quayle (R-Suffolk), Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville), Sen. Walter Stosch (R-Glen Allen), Sen. Patsy Ticer (D-Alexandria), Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Department of Veterans Services; mental health and rehabilitative services. Requires that the Department, in cooperation with the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services and the Department of Rehabilitative Services, shall establish a program to monitor and coordinate mental health and rehabilitative services support for Virginia veterans and members of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia residents in the Armed Forces Reserves not in active federal service. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/07/2008 | Committee |
01/07/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 082519476 |
01/07/2008 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/16/2008 | Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming |
01/22/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB475) |
02/05/2008 | Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2008 | Committee substitute printed 081860512-H1 |
02/05/2008 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/06/2008 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety (Sherwood) |
02/08/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB475H1) |
02/08/2008 | Reported from Appropriations (24-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2008 | Read first time |
02/11/2008 | Read second time |
02/11/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 081860512-H1 |
02/11/2008 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB475H1 |
02/12/2008 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/12/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
02/13/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/13/2008 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
02/20/2008 | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2008 | Committee substitute printed 082420476-S1 |
02/22/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/25/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB475S1) |
02/25/2008 | Read third time |
02/25/2008 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/25/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 082420476-S1 |
02/25/2008 | Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to |
02/25/2008 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/27/2008 | Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2008 | Read third time |
02/28/2008 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB475S1 |
02/28/2008 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) |
02/29/2008 | Placed on Calendar |
03/03/2008 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 082420476-S1 (99-Y 0-N) |
03/03/2008 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) |
03/05/2008 | Enrolled |
03/05/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB475ER) |
03/05/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB475ER) |
03/05/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
03/06/2008 | Signed by President |
03/12/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 584 (effective 7/1/08) |
03/18/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0584) |
Comments
Requires that the Department, in cooperation with the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services and the Department of Rehabilitative Services, shall establish a program to monitor and coordinate mental health and rehabilitative services support for Virginia veterans and members of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia residents in the Armed Forces Reserves not in active federal service.