SB 43 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Persons with disabilities; creates a helpline program within disAbility Law Center of Virginia.

Summary

Persons with disabilities; disAbility Law Center of Virginia; helpline program. Establishes a helpline program within the disAbility Law Center of Virginia for persons with disabilities. The bill provides that such program may receive and respond to questions regarding state-operated programs that provide services to persons with disabilities and directs the disAbility Law Center of Virginia to publicize a toll-free phone number and web-based portal for receiving questions and the procedures for contacting the helpline program.

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2023

Committee Review

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Feb 2024

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2024

Governor

Introduced Dec 18, 2023 Last action Feb 26, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 26, 2024

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

Feb 2, 2024

D Democratic21

19 Yea 2

90% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 26, 2024

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (22-0)

house of delegates

Feb 20, 2024

Committee

Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources

lower

Feb 20, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Feb 20, 2024

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 15, 2024

Committee

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Feb 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Committee

Assigned sub: Social Services

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

Feb 2, 2024

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 30, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 30, 2024

Upper · Passed

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

upper

Jan 12, 2024

Committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

upper

Jan 12, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Dec 18, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors