Mental health; prohibition of firearms. (SB576)

Introduced By

Sen. Don McEachin (D-Richmond) with support from co-patron Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

Mental health; prohibition of firearms. Provides that the district court judge or special justice shall forward any order from a commitment hearing for involuntary admission or involuntary outpatient treatment to the clerk of court for the county or city where the hearing took place as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next business day following the completion of the hearing. The bill provides that a copy of the court's findings that a person is incapacitated or has been restored to capacity, or a copy of any order appointing a conservator or guardian shall be filed by the judge with the clerk of the circuit court for the county or city where the hearing took place "as soon as practical, but no later than the close of business on the next business day following the completion of the hearing." Current law does not specify in which county or city the copy shall be filed, nor does it provide a deadline. The bill also changes from "forthwith" to a deadline of "as soon as practical but no later than the close of business on the following business day" for a clerk to certify and forward to the Central Criminal Records Exchange a copy of any order adjudicating a person incapacitated, any order appointing a conservator or guardian, or any order of restoration of capacity. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2014Presented and ordered printed 14101408D
01/10/2014Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/27/2014Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
01/27/2014Committee substitute printed 14104471D-S1
01/28/2014Passed by for the day
01/29/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
01/30/2014Read second time
01/30/2014Reading of substitute waived
01/30/2014Committee substitute agreed to 14104471D-S1
01/30/2014Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB576S1
01/31/2014Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/07/2014Placed on Calendar
02/07/2014Read first time
02/07/2014Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/17/2014Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2014Read second time
02/20/2014Passed by for the day
02/21/2014Read third time
02/21/2014Committee amendments agreed to
02/21/2014Engrossed by House as amended
02/21/2014Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/21/2014VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2014Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
02/21/2014Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/21/2014VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2014House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/27/2014Enrolled
02/27/2014Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB576ER)
02/27/2014Signed by Speaker
03/01/2014Signed by President
03/27/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 374 (effective 7/1/14)
03/27/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0374)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.