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2020 SESSION

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SB 739 Acute psychiatric bed registry; DBHDS shall establish work group to evaluate, etc.

Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Acute psychiatric bed registry; information required to be reported. Directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to establish a work group to evaluate the role of, and make recommendations related to improving the structure and effectiveness of, the psychiatric bed registry in collecting and disseminating information about the availability of acute psychiatric beds in the Commonwealth. The work group shall report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health, the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, and the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century by November 1, 2020. This bill is identical to HB 1453.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103050D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/30/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106120D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/26/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB739ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/10/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0235)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103050D
• 01/08/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/17/20  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
• 01/30/20  Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106120D-S1
• 01/31/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/20  Senate: Read second time
• 02/03/20  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/03/20  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20106120D-S1
• 02/03/20  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB739S1
• 02/04/20  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/20  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/20  House: Read first time
• 02/13/20  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/18/20  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/20  House: Read second time
• 02/21/20  House: Read third time
• 02/21/20  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/20  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/20  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/26/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB739ER)
• 02/27/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/27/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/04/20  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2020
• 03/04/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 11, 2020
• 03/10/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 235 (effective 7/1/20)
• 03/10/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0235)