VA HB582 | 2008 | Regular Session

Virginia House Bill 582 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 2 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-04-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0783)

Summary

Psychiatric inpatient treatment of minors; timing of petition and hearing. Increases from 72 hours to 96 hours the length of time (i) to hold a hearing for the involuntary commitment of a minor or the emergency admission of a minor for inpatient treatment, and (ii) that a minor may be admitted by his parents to a facility over his objections. The bill also provides that the time to hold the involuntary commitment hearing runs from the issuance of the temporary detention order or the filing of the petition for such hearing, whichever occurs later. The bill provides further that a petition for judicial approval of the admission of a minor by his parents over his objections shall be filed no sooner than 24 hours and no later than 96 hours after his admission. This bill is identical to

Title

Psychiatric inpatient treatment of minors; timing of petition and hearing.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-04-14		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0783)
2008-04-02		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 783 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-09		Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-07		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-07		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB582ER)
2008-03-07		House: Enrolled
2008-03-05		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05		House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 089604228-S1 (99-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-03-04		Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-04		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB582S1
2008-03-04		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 089604228-S1
2008-03-04		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2008-03-04		Senate: Read third time
2008-03-03		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-29		Senate: Committee substitute printed 089604228-S1
2008-02-28		Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-14		Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Special on Proposed Mental Health Legislation
2008-02-01		Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-02-01		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-01-31		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-01-31		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-01-31		House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-01-30		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB582H1
2008-01-30		House: Committee substitute agreed to 081470432-H1
2008-01-30		House: Read second time
2008-01-29		House: Read first time
2008-01-29		House: Substitute bill reprinted 081470432-H1
2008-01-28		House: Committee substitute printed 081470432-H1
2008-01-25		House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2008-01-14		House: Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health
2008-01-08		House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-01-08		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081433432