HB 1931 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Regional Older Adults Facility Team; central/eastern Va. to establish.

Summary

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; community services boards; Regional Older Adults Facility Team; central and eastern Virginia. Directs community services boards located in Central and Eastern Virginia to establish a Regional Older Adults Facility Team to provide services to older adults with mental illness and dementia in each region modeled after the Regional Older Adults Facility Team program conducted by the Northern Virginia Regional Projects Office.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Sub-Topics: Mental Health

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Jan 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Health and Human Services Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from its original introduction to a House Substitute version, changing the focus from establishing Regional Older Adults Facility Teams (RAFT) only in Regions 4 and 5 to requiring CSBs in Regions 1, 3, 4, and 5 to develop plans and identify resources for establishing similar teams modeled after the Northern Virginia program. The substitute version adds specific deadlines for submitting plans (September 1, 2025) and reporting (November 1, 2025) to state committees.

Scope change

Expanded from Regions 4 and 5 to include Regions 1, 3, 4, and 5 for RAFT program implementation

SCOPE

RAFT program requirement now applies to Regions 1, 3, 4, and 5 instead of only Regions 4 and 5

TIMELINE

Added deadline for CSBs to submit plans and resource needs to the Department by September 1, 2025

Added requirement for Department to provide consolidated report to legislative committees by November 1, 2025

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for CSBs to develop plans and identify resources needed to establish RAFT programs in their regions

Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 28, 2025

How they voted

22–0

Passed

Total votes 22

Jan 28, 2025

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Committee

Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 28, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (22-0)

house of delegates

Jan 14, 2025

Committee

Assigned sub: Behavioral Health

lower

Jan 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors