Permitting authorized physician order involuntary hospitalization of individual if physician believes addicted or mentally ill
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2019
Last action Mar 2, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2019
How they voted
18–0
Passed
Total votes 18
Feb 27, 2019
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Mar 2, 2019
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Mar 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary
lower
Feb 28, 2019
Committee
To House Health and Human Resources
lower
Feb 28, 2019
Committee
To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
lower
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 289)
upper
Feb 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
upper
Feb 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute for committee substitute reported
upper
Feb 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute reported, but first to Judiciary
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Committee
To Health and Human Resources
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Committee
To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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