2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB1976: Involuntary admission; release of individual.
Legislative Summary
Temporary detention; release of detained individual. Permits the director of a facility where a person is awaiting transport to the facility of temporary detention pursuant to a temporary detention order to release the person if an employee or a designee of the local community services board, in consultation with the person's treating physician, (i) conducts an evaluation of the person, (ii) determines that the person no longer meets the commitment criteria, (iii) authorizes the release of the person, and (iv) provides a discharge plan.
Bill History
1/10/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104304D
House of Delegates
1/10/2023
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/26/2023
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
2/1/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Committee substitute printed 23105810D-H1
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 23105810D-H1
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1976H1
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 the Judiciary
Senate
2/15/2023
Rereferred from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/15/2023
Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
Senate
2/17/2023
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2023
Committee substitute printed 23107148D-S1
Senate
2/20/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/21/2023
Read third time
Senate
2/21/2023
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/21/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23107148D-S1
Senate
2/21/2023
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1976S1
Senate
2/21/2023
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/22/2023
Senate substitute rejected by House 23107148D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
House of Delegates
2/23/2023
Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/23/2023
Senate requested conference committee
Senate
2/23/2023
House acceded to request
House of Delegates
2/23/2023
Conferees appointed by House
House of Delegates
2/23/2023
Delegates: Bell, Ransone, Watts
House of Delegates
2/23/2023
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate
2/23/2023
Senators: Deeds, McClellan, Stuart
Senate
2/24/2023
Conference: Amended by conference committee
2/24/2023
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/24/2023
Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/24/2023
VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2023
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2023
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1976ER)
House of Delegates
3/8/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/8/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/13/2023
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
House of Delegates
3/13/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/22/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 168 (effective 7/1/23)
3/22/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0168)
Amendments
Conference amendments
Conference amendments
2/24/2023Not Adopted
Substitute for HB1976 for S-Rehabilitation and Social Services
Substitute for HB1976 for S-Rehabilitation and Social Services
2/17/2023Not Adopted
Substitute for HB1976 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1
Substitute for HB1976 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1
2/1/2023Not Adopted
Substitute for HB1976 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1
Substitute for HB1976 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1
2/1/2023Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House: VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 0-N)
2/24/2023
94
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/24/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2/23/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
2/22/2023
0
Yea
97
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Passed Senate with substitute
2/21/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/20/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2/17/2023
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Rereferred from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N)
2/15/2023
13
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 Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
2/3/2023
20
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2/1/2023
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/22/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Robert Bell
Republican