Barrier crimes; clarifies individual crimes, criminal history records checks. (SB1008)

Introduced By

Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon)

Progress

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

Description

Criminal history records checks; barrier crimes. Clarifies the individual crimes that constitute a barrier for (i) individuals seeking employment at nursing homes, home care organizations, hospices, state facilities, and private providers licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, community services boards, behavioral health authorities, assisted living facilities, adult day care centers, children's welfare agencies, family day homes approved by family day systems, and children's residential facilities; (ii) applicants for licensure, registration, or approval as assisted living facilities, child welfare agencies, or family day homes approved by family day systems; (iii) individuals with whom a local board of social services or child-placing agency is considering placing a child on an emergency, temporary, or permanent basis; (iv) foster and adoptive homes seeking approval from child-placing agencies; and (v) providers of adult services and adult foster care seeking approval by the Department of Social Services. The bill provides further that in all cases, in addition to convictions for any barrier crime, pending charges for and findings of not guilty by reason of insanity of any barrier crime also constitute such a barrier. The bill also adds certain offenses to the list of barrier crimes. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/03/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100081D
01/03/2017Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
01/23/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1008)
01/27/2017Committee substitute printed 17104608D-S1
01/27/2017Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2017Read second time
01/31/2017Reading of substitute waived
01/31/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17104608D-S1
01/31/2017Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1008S1
02/01/2017Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1008S1)
02/03/2017Placed on Calendar
02/03/2017Read first time
02/03/2017Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/08/2017Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
02/15/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (11-Y 0-N)
02/20/2017Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2017Committee substitute printed 17105531D-H1
02/21/2017Read second time
02/22/2017Read third time
02/22/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17105531D-H1
02/22/2017Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1008H1
02/22/2017Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/22/2017VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2017House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2017Title replaced 17105531D-H1
02/28/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1008H1)
03/07/2017Enrolled
03/07/2017Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1008ER)
03/07/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1008ER)
03/07/2017Signed by Speaker
03/10/2017Signed by President
03/13/2017Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
03/13/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/24/2017Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/05/2017Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
04/05/2017VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/05/2017Reenrolled
04/05/2017Reenrolled bill text (SB1008ER2)
04/05/2017Signed by President as reenrolled
04/05/2017Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/05/2017Enacted, Chapter 809 (effective 7/1/17)
04/05/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0809)

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.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.



Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): SAY AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. THE GENTLEMAN FROM ALBERMARLE.

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Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE QUESTION IS ON ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE. AS MANY AS FAVOR THAT MOTION SA. THE SUBSTITUTE IS AGREED TO.