Mental health conditions & impairment; health regulatory board w/in DHP to amend its applications.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 6, 2023
Signed Mar 16, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Mar 16, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 19 (effective 3/16/23)
executive
Feb 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB970ER)
upper
Feb 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 17, 2023
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Jan 11, 2023
Committee
Rereferred to Education and Health
upper
Jan 11, 2023
Committee
Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
MM
Monty Mason
DDemocratic
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