HB 515 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

State hospitals; discharge of individuals.

Summary
Discharge of individuals from state hospitalsor training centers. Provides that after an individual's treatment team determines that the individual is ready for discharge, the Commissionerof Behavioral Health and Developmental Services has the authorityto discharge the individual, with an appropriate plan, after 15 daysover the objection of the community services board or guardian. Thebill requires the Department to promulgate regulations providingfor an expedited discharge process for persons in state hospitalsor training centers that are identified as needing intellectual ordevelopmental disability services and to develop and implement astatewide training program for state hospital employees and communityservices board liaisons designed to improve discharge planning outcomes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 8, 2024 Signed Apr 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 26, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Apr 2, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 290 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB515ER)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Patrick Hope
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
VA
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