HB 1508 Virginia House of Delegates · 2017 Regular Session

Critical incident reports; DBHDS to provide written report.

Summary
Requires the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to provide a written report setting forth the known facts of serious injuries or deaths of individuals receiving services in programs operated or licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to the Director of the Commonwealth's designated protection and advocacy system within 15 working days of the serious injury or death. Currently, reports are required only for critical incidents or deaths occurring at facilities operated by the Department. This bill is identical to
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Dec 19, 2016 Signed Mar 13, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
5
Mar 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 455 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 21, 2017
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Amendment by Senator Favola agreed to
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1508E
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 12, 2017
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Dec 19, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Dec 19, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101839D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Patrick Hope
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
VA
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