Investigation of death; studying cases when person dies while receiving services from licensed prog. (HB659)
Introduced By
Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington) with support from co-patron Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean)
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
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to establish a work group to study and make recommendations regarding appropriate investigations of the deaths of individuals who die while receiving services from a licensed program. Directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Department) to establish a work group to study and make recommendations regarding appropriate investigations, including recommendations regarding when autopsies may be appropriate, of the deaths of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities who are residents of the Commonwealth and who die while receiving services from a program licensed by the Department. The bill requires the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2022. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2022 | Committee |
| 01/11/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103957D |
| 01/11/2022 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/25/2022 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/25/2022 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/25/2022 | Committee substitute printed 22105108D-H1 |
| 01/27/2022 | Read first time |
| 01/28/2022 | Read second time |
| 01/28/2022 | Committee substitute agreed to 22105108D-H1 |
| 01/28/2022 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB659H1 |
| 01/31/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB659H1) |
| 01/31/2022 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 01/31/2022 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/01/2022 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/17/2022 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2022 | Read third time |
| 02/21/2022 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2022 | Enrolled |
| 02/23/2022 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB659ER) |
| 02/23/2022 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/23/2022 | Signed by President |
| 02/28/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB659ER) |
| 03/09/2022 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 9, 2022 |
| 03/09/2022 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 |
| 04/11/2022 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 568 (effective 7/1/22) |
| 04/11/2022 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0568) |