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SJ 42 Mental health system; Joint Commission on Health Care to review recommendations and legislation.

Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Study; mental health; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to receive, review, and evaluate the impact of certain recommendations and legislation on the mental health system in the Commonwealth. The Commission must consider and assess the recommendations of the Chief Justice's Commission on Mental Health Law Reform, the Virginia Tech Review Panel, the Office of the Inspector General for Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, other committees and commissions proposing recommendations related to the involuntary commitment process specifically and the system of mental health services in the Commonwealth, and legislation enacted by the 2008 Session of the General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor. The Commission must report its findings and recommendations to the 2010 Session of the General Assembly.


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HISTORY

  • 01/07/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088515260
  • 01/07/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
  • 02/01/08  Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute by voice vote
  • 02/01/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 087315260-S1
  • 02/04/08  Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/05/08  Senate: Read second time
  • 02/05/08  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/05/08  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 087315260-S1
  • 02/05/08  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SJ42S1
  • 02/06/08  Senate: Read third time
  • 02/06/08  Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  • 02/06/08  Senate: Communicated to House
  • 02/11/08  House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/11/08  House: Referred to Committee on Rules
  • 03/03/08  House: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
  • 03/05/08  House: Passed by for the day
  • 03/06/08  House: Taken up
  • 03/06/08  House: Floor substitute printed 084258584-H1 (Jones, S.C.)
  • 03/06/08  House: Substitute by Delegate Jones, S.C. agreed to 084258584-H1
  • 03/06/08  House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute SJ42H1
  • 03/06/08  House: Agreed to by House with substitute (100-Y 0-N)
  • 03/06/08  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
  • 03/06/08  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  • 03/12/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ42ER)