DBHDS and VSP; development of mental health and public safety mobile applications. (SB429)
Introduced By
Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico) with support from co-patron Sen. Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg)
Progress
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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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Description
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; Department of State Police; mobile applications; mental health and public safety. Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) to develop or obtain a mental health mobile application for suicide prevention and the provision of educational materials related to suicide prevention. The bill requires the mobile application to provide a means to directly connect to the 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Secretary of Education to promote, market, and advertise the use of such application using existing resources. The bill also requires the Department of State Police to (i) develop or obtain a public safety mobile application to enable individuals in the Commonwealth to furnish confidential tips to the Department of State Police through text, audio, images, or video concerning a suspected, anticipated, or completed criminal violation or a school-related safety concern and (ii) develop a referral system to ensure that such confidential tips are referred to the chief law-enforcement officer of the relevant jurisdiction for proper coordination of response and investigation. The bill directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to promote, market, and advertise the use of such application using existing resources. The provisions of the bill related to an application developed by DBHDS have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2023. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act. Read the Bill »
Status
02/22/2022: In Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101433D |
| 01/11/2022 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/03/2022 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/03/2022 | Committee substitute printed 22104633D-S1 |
| 02/03/2022 | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 02/03/2022 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 02/05/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB429S1) |
| 02/07/2022 | Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/08/2022 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/09/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2022 | Read second time |
| 02/10/2022 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/10/2022 | Committee substitute agreed to 22104633D-S1 |
| 02/10/2022 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 02/10/2022 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 02/10/2022 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB429ES1 |
| 02/10/2022 | Printed as engrossed 22104633D-ES1 |
| 02/11/2022 | Passed by temporarily |
| 02/11/2022 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB429ES1) |
| 02/22/2022 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/22/2022 | Read first time |
| 02/22/2022 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 02/24/2022 | Continued to 2023 in Health, Welfare and Institutions |