SB 590 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Community services boards; emergency services and core of services.

Summary
Community services boards; core of services. Adds to the list of the core services to be provided by community services boards (i) crisis services for individuals with a mental illness or substance use disorder, (ii) outpatient mental health and substance abuse services, (iii) psychiatric rehabilitation services, (iv) peer support and family support services, (v) mental health services for members of the armed forces located 50 miles or more from a military treatment facility and veterans located 40 miles or more from a Veterans Health Administration medical facility, and (vi) care coordination services. The bill removes language that conditions the duty of community services boards to provide case management services on the availability of funding. The bill further requires community services boards to provide any such services (a) to every adult who has a serious mental illness, child who has or is at risk of serious emotional disturbance, and individual who has a substance use disorder and (b) in a timely manner and at a location that is near the individual. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026, for most provisions.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2024 Last action Feb 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 22, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 12, 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
29
Key actions
8
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 22, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0-1)
house of delegates
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Amended
Committee amendments rejected
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors