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HB 1144 Temporary detention order; magistrate may consider recommendation of examining physician, etc.
Introduced by: William H. Fralin, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Involuntary commitment hearings; factors to consider. Allows the magistrate, when considering whether to issue an emergency custody order or a temporary detention order, to consider: (i) the recommendations of any treating or examining physician licensed in Virginia, if available, (ii) any past actions of the person, (iii) any past mental health treatment of the person, (iv) any relevant hearsay evidence, (v) any medical records available, (vi) any affidavits submitted, if the witness is unavailable and it so states in the affidavit, and (vii) any other information available that the magistrate deems relevant to the determination of whether to issue a temporary detention order. The bill also requires that the special justice, when considering a petition for involuntary commitment or mandatory outpatient treatment, shall consider items (i), (ii), (iii), (v), and (vii), as well as the examiner's certification and the preadmission screening report. This bill incorporates HB 737 and HB 1139.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084494504 pdf
- 01/28/08 House: Committee substitute printed 081473432-H1 pdf
- 02/29/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 080300248-S1 pdf
- 03/04/08 Senate: Floor substitute printed 089658504-S2 (Cuccinelli) pdf
- 03/07/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1144ER) pdf
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0793) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084494504
- 01/09/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/25/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/08 House: Committee substitute printed 081473432-H1
- 01/29/08 House: Read first time
- 01/30/08 House: Read second time
- 01/30/08 House: Committee substitute agreed to 081473432-H1
- 01/30/08 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1144H1
- 01/31/08 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/01/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/01/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/08 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Special on Proposed Mental Health Legislation
- 02/28/08 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 080300248-S1
- 03/03/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/08 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/08 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 03/04/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/04/08 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 080300248-S1
- 03/04/08 Senate: Floor substitute printed 089658504-S2 (Cuccinelli)
- 03/04/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/04/08 Senate: Substitute by Senator Cuccinelli agreed to 089658504-S2
- 03/04/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB1144S2
- 03/04/08 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/05/08 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 089658504-S2 (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/08 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/08 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1144ER)
- 03/07/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/02/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 793 (effective 7/1/08)
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0793)