HB 163 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Emergency custody and temporary detention; governing transportation & custody of minors and adults.

Summary
Emergency custody and temporary detention; transportation and custody. Amends numerous sections governing emergency custodyand temporary detention of minors and adults to clarify duties oflaw-enforcement agencies and mental health facilities with regardto custody. The bill requires facilities to take custody of a minoror person who is the subject of an emergency custody order or temporarydetention order immediately upon completion of transportation andarrival of the minor or person at the facility; specifies that ifa facility does not take custody of a minor or person immediatelyupon completion of transportation and arrival at the facility, theorder is void and the minor or person shall be released; providesthat emergency custody orders shall not be extended; and makes otherchanges to clarify the role and obligations of law enforcement inthe emergency custody and temporary detention process.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2022 Last action Feb 15, 2022
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Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
8
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #4
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103592D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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