Virginia House Bill 2045 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on March 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0220)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; certification of recovery residences; regulations; civil penalties. Provides for the promulgation of regulations for the certification of recovery residences by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill defines "recovery residence" as a housing facility that provides alcohol-free and illicit-drug-free housing to individuals with substance abuse disorders and individuals with co-occurring mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders that does not include clinical treatment services. The bill prohibits any person from advertising, representing, or otherwise implying to the public that a recovery residence or other housing facility is a certified recovery residence unless it is certified by the Department. The bill authorizes the Department to assess a civil penalty for violations of this prohibition. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; certification of recovery residences; regulations; civil penalties. Provides for the promulgation of regulations for the certification of recovery residences by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill defines "recovery residence" as a housing facility that provides alcohol-free and illicit-drug-free housing to individuals with substance abuse disorders and individuals with co-occurring mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders that does not include clinical treatment services. The bill prohibits any person from advertising, representing, or otherwise implying to the public that a recovery residence or other housing facility is a certified recovery residence unless it is certified by the Department. The bill authorizes the Department to assess a civil penalty for violations of this prohibition.

Recovery residences; certification by Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.

Del. Chris Hurst [D]

Sen. John Bell [D]

Sen. Lashrecse Aird [D]

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

2019-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-29 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-22 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-05		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0220)
2019-03-05		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 220 (effective 7/1/19)
2019-02-18		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-02-18	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2019
2019-02-14	Senate	Signed by President
2019-02-14	House	Signed by Speaker
2019-02-14	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2045ER)
2019-02-14	House	Enrolled
2019-02-11	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-11	Senate	Read third time
2019-02-08	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-07	Senate	Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2019-01-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2019-01-30	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2019-01-29	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-01-29	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-01-28	House	Passed by for the day
2019-01-25	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2045H1
2019-01-25	House	Committee substitute agreed to 19105077D-H1
2019-01-25	House	Read second time
2019-01-24	House	Read first time
2019-01-22	House	Committee substitute printed 19105077D-H1
2019-01-22	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2019-01-15	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
2019-01-11	House	Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
2019-01-07	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2019-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101781D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	2	431.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2045
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2045+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2045H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2045ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0220+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H1203V0003+HB2045
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H12V0024+HB2045
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV1931+HB2045
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S04V0223+HB2045
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0488HB2045+HB2045
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0492HB2045+HB2045