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SB 479 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Health services; obsolete provisions.

Summary
Health services; obsolete provisions. Removesthe requirement that the Department of Behavioral Health and DevelopmentalServices develop and biennially update a six-year Comprehensive StatePlan for Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Plan).Since the Plan was initially required in 1998, other reporting requirementshave been enacted that have rendered the Plan obsolete. The billalso removes obsolete provisions of the Uniform Act on Adoption andMedical Assistance. This bill is a recommendation of the VirginiaCode Commission.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2022

How they voted

33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 25, 2022
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
22
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 264 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101113D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JL
Jennifer L McClellan
DDemocratic
VA
9