Quarantine zones; establishment by the Governor, at the request of the Commissioner. (SB1143)
Introduced By
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Establishment of quarantine zones by the Governor. Authorizes the Governor to establish quarantine zones at points of entry into the Commonwealth, including airports, seaports, and marine terminals, for the purpose of quarantining individuals who have arrived from foreign countries in which a communicable disease of public health threat, which includes the Ebola virus, has caused the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a Level 3 Travel Health Notice. The bill also authorizes the Governor to direct the State Health Commissioner to declare the quarantine of such individuals. The bill contains an emergency clause. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
---|---|
01/13/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/14/15 15100736D |
01/13/2015 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/26/2015 | Assigned Education sub: Health |
01/27/2015 | Impact statement from VDH (SB1143) |
02/05/2015 | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (8-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15104240D-S1 |
02/06/2015 | Impact statement from VDH (SB1143S1) |
02/06/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2015 | Read second time |
02/09/2015 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/09/2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15104240D-S1 |
02/09/2015 | Emergency clause deleted |
02/09/2015 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1143S1 |
02/09/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2015 | Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
02/11/2015 | Read first time |
02/11/2015 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
02/13/2015 | Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3 |
02/17/2015 | Subcommittee recommends striking from docket |
02/24/2015 | Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions |