SB 1220 Virginia Senate · 2021 Regular Session

State facilities; admission of certain aliens.

Summary
State facilities; admission of certain aliens.Repeals the requirements that (i) the Commissioner of BehavioralHealth and Developmental Services determine the nationality of eachperson admitted to a state facility and, if the person is an alien,notify the United States immigration officer in charge of the districtin which the state facility is located and (ii) upon request of theUnited States immigration officer in charge of the district in whicha state facility to which a person who is an alien is admitted islocated or the judge or special justice who certified or orderedthe admission of such alien, the clerk of the court furnish a certifiedcopy of records pertaining to the case of the admitted alien.
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 11, 2021 Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 26, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2021

How they voted

2112
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 26, 2021
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
4 Yea 12 Nay
75% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 244 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House (55-Y 45-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (13-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Behavioral Health
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 (25-Y 14-N)
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 3-N)
upper
Jan 18, 2021
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101347D
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors