2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2754: Behavioral health services; correctional facilities, exchange of medical/mental health information.

Legislative Summary

Behavioral health services; exchange of medical and mental health information and records; correctional facilities. Permits the Department of Medical Assistance Services, the Department of Social Services, and any local department of social services to access medical and mental health information and records for persons committed to any correctional facility for the purposes of providing pre-release services, reentry planning, and post-incarceration placement and services. The bill also authorizes the Department of Medical Assistance Services to access a juvenile's social, medical, psychiatric, and psychological reports and records during pre-release and for up to 30 days following such juvenile's release from commitment for the purposes of providing pre-release services, reentry planning, and post-incarceration placement and services. This bill incorporates HB 2290, HB 2655, and HB 2752 and is identical to SB 870.

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Bill History

1/17/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25105324D
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
1/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2754)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Assigned sub: Social Services
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105976D-H1
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Incorporates HB2290(Coyner)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Incorporates HB2655(Williams)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Incorporates HB2752(Gardner)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2754)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/4/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/6/2025
Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (11-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
Senate
2/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/18/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2754ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2754)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 316 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0316)

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
2/17/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (11-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
2/6/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
2/3/2025
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2/3/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

J.J. Singh
J.J. Singh
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/202525.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/202525.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/28/202526.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/24/202525.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/202525.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/2025106.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/29/2025110.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/20/2025104.5 KB