Behavioral health; assessments in local correctional facilities, report.
Summary
Behavioral health assessments in local correctional facilities. Provides that the State Board of Local and RegionalJails, in establishing the minimum standards for behavioral healthservices in local correctional facilities, shall include a requirementthat if a behavioral health screening indicates that the person mayhave a mental illness, an assessment of his need for mental healthservices shall be conducted within 72 hours of the time of the screening.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 8, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 26, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 22, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 179 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1874H1
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21102895D-H1
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Behavioral Health
lower
Jan 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 8, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101199D
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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