Fire or rescue volunteers; mental health treatment; funding by locality. (HB233)
Introduced By
Del. Randy Minchew (R-Leesburg) with support from co-patron Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon)
Progress
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Introduced |
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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
Fire or rescue volunteers; mental health treatment; funding by locality. Allows any locality to fund the cost of participation in mental health treatment and counseling programs by a member of a volunteer fire or rescue company. A mental health program in which such volunteers are eligible to participate must be comparable to an employee assistance program offered to paid employees of the locality. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/29/2015 | Committee |
| 12/29/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102791D |
| 12/29/2015 | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 01/18/2016 | Assigned to sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 01/18/2016 | Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 01/18/2016 | Impact statement from DHCD (HB233) |
| 01/27/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N) |
| 01/29/2016 | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2016 | Read first time |
| 02/02/2016 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/03/2016 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
| 02/03/2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/04/2016 | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
| 02/23/2016 | Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2016 | Read third time |
| 02/26/2016 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/01/2016 | Enrolled |
| 03/01/2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB233ER) |
| 03/01/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/04/2016 | Signed by President |
| 03/07/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016 |
| 03/07/2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016 |
| 03/07/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 |
| 03/11/2016 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 417 (effective 7/1/16) |
| 03/11/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0417) |
| 03/11/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0417) |