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2007 SESSION

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HB 2955 Temporary detention orders; licensed physician to complete in-person evaluation.

Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Mental health; temporary detention orders.  Requires a magistrate issuing a temporary detention order to consider the recommendations of any treating or examining physician licensed in Virginia, if available, prior to rendering a decision.   

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073260232  pdf | impact statement
• 01/30/07  House: Committee substitute printed 075402232-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2955ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/27/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0526)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073260232
• 01/10/07  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/30/07  House: Committee substitute printed 075402232-H1
• 01/30/07  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/07  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/31/07  House: Assigned App. sub: Health and Human Resources (Hamilton)
• 02/02/07  House: Reported from Appropriations (23-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/07  House: Read first time
• 02/05/07  House: Read second time
• 02/05/07  House: Committee substitute agreed to 075402232-H1
• 02/05/07  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2955H1
• 02/06/07  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/07  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/07  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/07  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/07  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/07  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/20/07  Senate: Motion to reconsider Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/07  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/21/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/07  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/07  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/07  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/07  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/07  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2955ER)
• 03/07/07  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/07  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/19/07  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 526 (effective 7/1/07)
• 03/27/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0526)