Behavioral Health Commission; created, report. (SB1273)

Introduced By

Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Bath) with support from 8 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News), Del. Margaret Ransone (R-Kinsale), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale), Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon), Sen. Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg)

Progress

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

Description

Behavioral Health Commission created. Creates the Behavioral Health Commission in the legislative branch of state government for the purpose of (i) studying and making recommendations for the improvement of behavioral health services and the behavioral health service system in the Commonwealth to encourage the adoption of policies to increase the quality and availability of and ensure access to the full continuum of high-quality, effective, and efficient behavioral health services for all persons in the Commonwealth and (ii) providing ongoing oversight of behavioral health services and the behavioral health service system in the Commonwealth, including monitoring and evaluation of established programs, services, and delivery and payment structures and implementation of new services and initiatives in the Commonwealth and development of recommendations for improving such programs, services, structures, and implementation. Read the Bill »

Status

07/23/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Rules Committee

History

Date	Action
01/12/2021	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101274D
01/12/2021	Referred to Committee on Rules
01/19/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1273)
01/29/2021	Reported from Rules with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2021	Read second time
02/02/2021	Reading of amendments waived
02/02/2021	Committee amendments agreed to
02/02/2021	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1273E
02/02/2021	Printed as engrossed 21101274D-E
02/02/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2021	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1273E)
02/05/2021	Placed on Calendar
02/05/2021	Read first time
02/05/2021	Referred to Committee on Rules
02/08/2021	Continued to Special Session 1 in Rules
02/19/2021	Reported from Rules (17-Y 0-N)
02/23/2021	Read second time
02/24/2021	Read third time
02/24/2021	Passed by temporarily
02/24/2021	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/24/2021	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
02/26/2021	Enrolled
02/26/2021	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1273ER)
02/26/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1273ER)
02/26/2021	Signed by Speaker
02/27/2021	Signed by President
03/01/2021	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
03/01/2021	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
03/24/2021	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 313 (effective 7/1/21)
03/24/2021	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0313)