2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB1525: 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.
Bill History
1/5/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101949D
House of Delegates
1/5/2023
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
House of Delegates
1/16/2023
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
House of Delegates
1/26/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/26/2023
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
Committee substitute printed 23105167D-H1
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
2/1/2023
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23105167D-H1
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1525H1
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/8/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/8/2023
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Senate
2/10/2023
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/10/2023
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate
2/15/2023
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/16/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2023
Read third time
Senate
2/17/2023
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/22/2023
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1525ER)
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/24/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/2/2023
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
House of Delegates
3/2/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/21/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 138 (effective 7/1/23)
3/21/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0138)
Amendments
Substitute for HB1525 Health, Welfare and Institutions, Subcommittee #2
Substitute for HB1525 Health, Welfare and Institutions, Subcommittee #2
1/26/2023Not Adopted
Substitute for HB1525 Health, Welfare and Institutions, Subcommittee #2
Substitute for HB1525 Health, Welfare and Institutions, Subcommittee #2
1/26/2023Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/17/2023
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/16/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2/15/2023
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
2/10/2023
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2/7/2023
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
2/3/2023
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
1/31/2023
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
1/26/2023
10
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/21/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 2
Democrat: 7
Primary Sponsor
Carrie Coyner
Republican