Brain injury; clarifies definition.
Summary
Brain injury; definition. Eliminates therequirement that an injury occur before the age of 65 to constitutea brain injury as that term is used in the context of licensure ofprivate providers of behavioral health services.
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 13, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 26, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 26, 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
24
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 257 (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 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 18, 2021
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21102298D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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