2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
SB819: Community-based outpatient stabilization programs for voluntary treatment; referrals.
Legislative Summary
Referrals to community-based outpatient stabilization programs for voluntary treatment. Requires health care professionals and evaluators to consider whether a referral to a community-based outpatient stabilization program for voluntary treatment is appropriate prior to a patient's release from an emergency custody order or a temporary detention order.
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Bill History
12/31/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100803D
Senate
12/31/2024
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Senate
1/14/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB819)
Senate
1/17/2025
Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services to Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/28/2025
Assigned Education sub: Health
Senate
1/30/2025
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/31/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/31/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/31/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/3/2025
Read second time
Senate
2/3/2025
Education and Health Amendment agreed to
Senate
2/3/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
2/3/2025
Printed as engrossed 25100803D-E
Senate
2/3/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/3/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/3/2025
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/4/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB819)
Senate
2/6/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/20/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB819ER)
Senate
2/20/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/21/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB819)
Senate
2/23/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/5/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
Senate
3/5/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 504 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0504)
Amendments
SEH Sub: Health Amendments
SEH Sub: Health Amendments
Not Adopted
Education and Health Amendment
Education and Health Amendment
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/3/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/3/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
1/31/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
1/30/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services to Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
1/17/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Barbara Favola
Democrat