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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
SB 1273 Behavioral Health Commission; established, report.
Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Behavioral Health Commission created. Creates the Behavioral Health Commission in the legislative branch of state government for the purpose of (i) studying and making recommendations for the improvement of behavioral health services and the behavioral health service system in the Commonwealth to encourage the adoption of policies to increase the quality and availability of and ensure access to the full continuum of high-quality, effective, and efficient behavioral health services for all persons in the Commonwealth and (ii) providing ongoing oversight of behavioral health services and the behavioral health service system in the Commonwealth, including monitoring and evaluation of established programs, services, and delivery and payment structures and implementation of new services and initiatives in the Commonwealth and development of recommendations for improving such programs, services, structures, and implementation.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101274D pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/21 Senate: Printed as engrossed 21101274D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1273ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0313) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101274D
- 01/12/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/29/21 Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/21 Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/21 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/02/21 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/02/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1273E
- 02/02/21 Senate: Printed as engrossed 21101274D-E
- 02/02/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/21 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/21 House: Read first time
- 02/05/21 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Rules by voice vote
- 02/19/21 House: Reported from Rules (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/21 House: Read second time
- 02/24/21 House: Read third time
- 02/24/21 House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/24/21 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/21 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/21 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1273ER)
- 02/26/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/01/21 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
- 03/01/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/24/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 313 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/24/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0313)