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2020 SESSION
HB 1540 Behavioral health providers; barrier crimes, exceptions.
Introduced by: Chris Collins-Retired 6/28/20 | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Behavioral health providers; barrier crimes; exceptions. Adds additional crimes to the list of barrier crimes for which an exception is available in the case of employment with an adult substance abuse or mental health program at community services boards and private providers of behavioral health services licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill also allows the Department to hire individuals convicted of various barrier crimes in a position of employment at a state facility if the Department determines that the individual has been rehabilitated successfully and is not a risk to individuals receiving services.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20103018D pdf | impact statement
- 02/04/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106599D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1540ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1092) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 01/10/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20103018D
- 01/10/20 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/17/20 House: Assigned HWI sub: Behavioral Health
- 02/03/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
- 02/04/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106599D-H1
- 02/04/20 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/05/20 House: Read first time
- 02/06/20 House: Read second time
- 02/06/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106599D-H1
- 02/06/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1540H1
- 02/07/20 House: Read third time and passed House (89-Y 10-N)
- 02/07/20 House: VOTE: Passage (89-Y 10-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/10/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/14/20 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/17/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/20 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/18/20 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/18/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/18/20 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (33-Y 5-N)
- 02/20/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/20 House: Senate amendments rejected by House (3-Y 95-N)
- 02/20/20 House: VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 95-N)
- 02/24/20 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/20 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/25/20 House: House acceded to request
- 02/26/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/26/20 House: Delegates: Collins, Price, Levine
- 02/27/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/27/20 Senate: Senators: Morrissey, Hanger, Spruill
- 03/05/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/05/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 9-N)
- 03/05/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (89-Y 9-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 03/18/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1540ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/10/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1092 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1092)