Guardianship; communication between incapacitated person and others. (HB342)
Introduced By
Del. Brenda Pogge (R-Williamsburg)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Guardianship; communication between incapacitated person and others. Provides that an incapacitated person for whom a guardian has been appointed has the right of communication, visitation, or interaction with other persons with whom the incapacitated person has expressed a desire to communicate, visit, or interact. The bill provides that a guardian may place reasonable time, place, or manner restrictions on communication, visitation, or interaction between the incapacitated person and another person; however, the guardian may deny communication, visitation, or interaction only with consent of the court and upon good cause shown. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/05/2016 | Committee |
| 01/05/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102946D |
| 01/05/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/14/2016 | Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Civil Law |
| 01/14/2016 | Assigned App. sub: Subcommittee Civil Law |
| 01/14/2016 | Assigned Courts sub: |
| 01/27/2016 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
| 02/03/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) |
| 02/10/2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16105093D-H1 |
| 02/12/2016 | Read first time |
| 02/15/2016 | Read second time |
| 02/15/2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16105093D-H1 |
| 02/15/2016 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB342H1 |
| 02/16/2016 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/16/2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/17/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/22/2016 | Rereferred from Courts of Justice (10-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2016 | Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 02/26/2016 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/29/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/01/2016 | Read third time |
| 03/01/2016 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/02/2016 | Enrolled |
| 03/02/2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB342ER) |
| 03/02/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/05/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016 |
| 03/05/2016 | Signed by President |
| 03/07/2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/16 |
| 03/07/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 |
| 03/11/2016 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 405 (effective 7/1/16) |
| 03/11/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0405) |
| 03/11/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0405) |
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 55 seconds.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
GENTLE WOMAN FROM JAMES CITY. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER HOUSE BILL 342 ADDS AND STATES A GUARDIAN SHALL NOT RESTRICT COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN AN PERSON WHO HAS A RELATIONSHIP. CONTINUING WITH THE BLOCK. HOUSE BILL 407 A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT SECTION OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATED TO DECEMBEROVERREACHING, THERE WAS TOO MUCH IMPOSED ON THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A MILD TOUCH THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT THE TEACHERS ARE INFORMED WHEN THEY'RE GOING THROUGH TRAINING