HB 1269 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Barrier crimes; adult substance abuse and mental health services, exception.

Summary

Barrier crimes; adult substance abuse and mental health services; exception. Permits the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, providers of substance abuse or mental health services to adults, and community services boards and behavioral health authorities to hire applicants convicted of certain barrier crimes of misdemeanor assault and battery or involving controlled substances provided that such conviction occurred more than four years prior to the application date for employment. This bill is identical to SB 626.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

Signed into Law

Apr 2024

Introduced Jan 10, 2024 Signed Apr 8, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 5, 2024

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

Feb 19, 2024

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

17 Yea 2

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 8, 2024

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 651 (effective 7/1/24)

executive

Mar 26, 2024

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 25, 2024

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 25, 2024

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1269ER)

lower

Mar 8, 2024

Upper · Passed

Conference report agreed to by Senate (34-Y 6-N)

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Lower · Passed

Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 3-N)

lower

Mar 7, 2024

Legislature · Passed

Amended by conference committee

legislature

Feb 26, 2024

Committee

Senate requested conference committee

upper

Feb 26, 2024

Introduced

Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 20, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with substitute (30-Y 10-N)

upper

Feb 19, 2024

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (38-0-2)

senate

Feb 16, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (10-Y 3-N)

upper

Feb 6, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

upper

Feb 5, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N)

lower

Jan 30, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 30, 2024

Lower · Passed

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Jan 25, 2024

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 23, 2024

Committee

Assigned sub: Health Professions

lower

Jan 10, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

1 primary · 29 co-sponsors