HB 1203 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Suicide Prevention Coordinator; position created in the Department Veterans Services, report.

Summary

Department of Veterans Services; Mental HealthCare Coordinator; position created; report. Establishes the positionof Mental Health Care Coordinator (the Coordinator) in the Departmentof Veterans Services to support and closely coordinate effectivemental health care services for military service members and veteransand their families. The bill directs the Coordinator to report byDecember 1 of each year through the Commissioner of the Departmentof Veterans Services to the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs,the Governor, and the General Assembly on the work of the Coordinatorand any legislative recommendations.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Mar 2022

Signed into Law

Apr 2022

Introduced Jan 18, 2022 Signed Apr 11, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2022

How they voted

32–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 33

Mar 8, 2022

D Democratic17

16 Yea 1

94% Yea

R Republican16

16 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 11, 2022

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 322 (effective 7/1/22)

executive

Mar 8, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Mar 3, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Mar 2, 2022

Committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

upper

Mar 2, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 24, 2022

Lower · Passed

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Feb 7, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Feb 4, 2022

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House Block Vote (100-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1203H1

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 22105451D-H1

lower

Jan 31, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 31, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2022

Committee

Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety

lower

Jan 28, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Jan 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 27, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Jan 27, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 25, 2022

Committee

Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Jan 18, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

lower

Jan 18, 2022

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 22103780D

lower

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors