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2000 SESSION

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SB 552 Persons with mental retardation, developmental disabilities, etc.

Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Persons with mental retardation, developmental disabilities or mental illness. Provides for the confidentiality of client records and investigative files of the Department for Rights of Virginians with Disabilities (DRVD). DRVD staff currently review client files to determine which documents are protected by existing exemptions under Virginia's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and which must be provided in response to FOIA requests made by adverse parties in legal proceedings, the media and others. This bill would protect sensitive information obtained by DRVD during its investigation of complaints of abuse or neglect. This bill is identical to HB 1304.

FULL TEXT

• 01/24/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 004586200  pdf
• 02/15/00  Senate: Printed as engrossed 004586200-E  pdf
• 03/01/00  House: Committee substitute printed 003653432-H1  pdf
• 03/20/00  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB552ER)  pdf
• 04/21/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0594)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/24/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 004586200
• 01/24/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/13/00  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendments (12-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/14/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/00  Senate: Read second time
• 02/15/00  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/15/00  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/15/00  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/15/00  Senate: Printed as engrossed 004586200-E
• 02/15/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/00  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
• 02/15/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (38-Y 1-N)
• 02/15/00  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/21/00  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/21/00  House: Read first time
• 02/21/00  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/28/00  House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 4
• 02/29/00  House: Reported from H. W. I. w/substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/00  House: Committee substitute printed 003653432-H1
• 03/01/00  House: Read second time
• 03/02/00  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/03/00  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/06/00  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/07/00  House: Read third time
• 03/07/00  House: Committee substitute agreed to 003653432-H1
• 03/07/00  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 003653432-H1
• 03/07/00  House: Passed House with substitute (96-Y 1-N)
• 03/07/00  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 1-N)
• 03/09/00  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 03/09/00  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/00  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/20/00  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB552ER)
• 03/22/00  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/22/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/24/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/07/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 594 (effective 7/1/00)
• 04/21/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0594)