SB 1064 Virginia Senate · 2017 Regular Session

Mental health awareness training; law enforcement officers, firefighters, etc.

Summary

Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to develop compulsory training standards for law-enforcement officers regarding mental health awareness. The bill also emergency medical services personnel, and firefighters other than volunteer firefighters to participate in a mental health awareness program created or certified by the Mental Health Work Group, established in the Department of Fire Programs.

Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

Feb 2017

Senate Passage

Jan 2017

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 6, 2017 Last action Feb 21, 2017

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 8, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

legislature

Feb 7, 2017

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health

legislature

Feb 3, 2017

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

legislature

Jan 30, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1064S1

legislature

Jan 30, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 17104652D-S1

legislature

Jan 27, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Passed by for the day

legislature

Jan 19, 2017

Committee

Rereferred to Finance

legislature

Jan 6, 2017

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

legislature

Jan 6, 2017

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101027D

legislature

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors