Prisoners; medical care. (HB281)
Introduced By
Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Prisoners; medical care. Eliminates the Department of Corrections prisoner co-payment program for nonemergency health care services. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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12/30/2019 | Committee |
12/30/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100702D |
12/30/2019 | Referred to Committee on Public Safety |
01/15/2020 | Assigned PS sub: Public Safety |
01/23/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB281) |
01/23/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) |
01/23/2020 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
01/24/2020 | Reported from Public Safety (14-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2020 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
01/24/2020 | Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
02/03/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
02/03/2020 | Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2020 | Read first time |
02/06/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/07/2020 | Read third time and passed House (68-Y 31-N) |
02/07/2020 | VOTE: Passage (68-Y 31-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/10/2020 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
02/17/2020 | Assigned Rehab sub: Social Service and Corrections |
02/21/2020 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2020 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
02/25/2020 | Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
Who pays for it?
Taxpayers. That's the cost of locking people up in prison — we are responsible for their health and well-being. If that's a problem, we shouldn't put so many people in prison.