SB 1154 Virginia Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Commissioner of; reports to designated protection.

Summary
Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; reports to designated protection and advocacy system. Requires the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Commissioner) to add written reports of the facts of alleged serious incidents, deaths, abuse, or neglect of individuals receiving services in programs operated or licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Department) to the list of reports the Commissioner must provide to the Director of the Commonwealth's designated protection and advocacy system. Currently, the Commissioner is required to provide reports of critical injuries involving, or deaths of individuals receiving, services in facilities and reports of serious injuries to or deaths of individuals receiving services in programs operated or licensed by the Department to the Director of the Commonwealth's designated protection and advocacy system.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 7, 2021 Signed Mar 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 26, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2021

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 26, 2021
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
16 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Mar 11, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 65 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1154S1
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103269D-S1
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 18, 2021
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Jan 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 7, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102471D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Barbara Favola
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
VA
40