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2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature

SB846: Peer recovery specialists; barrier crime exceptions.

Legislative Summary

Background checks; peer recovery specialists; barrier crime exceptions. Permits the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, direct care service providers, and community boards to hire peer recovery specialists who have been convicted of certain barrier crimes where a history of such offense does not pose a risk in the work of a peer recovery specialist.

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Bill History

12/28/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102071D
Senate
12/28/2022
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Senate
1/27/2023
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
Senate
1/27/2023
Committee substitute printed 23103860D-S1
Senate
1/27/2023
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate
1/31/2023
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/31/2023
Committee substitute printed 23105768D-S2
Senate
2/1/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/2/2023
Read second time
Senate
2/2/2023
Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee substitute rejected 23103860D-S1
Senate
2/2/2023
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/2/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23105768D-S2
Senate
2/2/2023
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB846S2
Senate
2/3/2023
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/9/2023
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/9/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/9/2023
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
House of Delegates
2/14/2023
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/16/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/17/2023
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/17/2023
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2023
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
Enrolled
Senate
2/22/2023
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB846ER)
Senate
2/22/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/23/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/2/2023
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
Senate
3/2/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/21/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 139 (effective 7/1/23)
3/21/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139)

Amendments

Substitute for SB846 for S-Rehabilitation and Social Services

Substitute for SB846 for S-Rehabilitation and Social Services

1/27/2023Not Adopted
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Roll Call Votes

House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2/17/2023
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
2/14/2023
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/3/2023
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/1/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
1/31/2023
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
1/27/2023
13
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Democrat: 4

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Favola
Barbara Favola
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text • 3/21/2023 • 41.6 KB
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Enrolled
Bill Text • 2/22/2023 • 41.6 KB
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Comm Sub
Bill Text • 1/31/2023 • 41.8 KB
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Comm Sub
Bill Text • 1/27/2023 • 43.8 KB
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Prefiled
Bill Text • 12/28/2022 • 44.4 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 2/22/2023 • 176.1 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 2/6/2023 • 176.2 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 1/31/2023 • 175.7 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 1/18/2023 • 174.8 KB
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External Links

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