Virginia House Joint Resolution 729 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Left in Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Study; supported decision-making; report. Requests the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to examine the use of supported decision-making for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the Commonwealth, compare the Commonwealth's policies and practices related to supported decision-making and informed choice to the policies and practices used in other states, examine situations in which the use of supported decision-making is an appropriate alternative to the appointment of a guardian, recommend strategies to improve the use of supported decision-making in the Commonwealth, and determine whether legislation related to supported decision-making is appropriate and, if so, propose specific legislative recommendations.

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; supported decision-making.

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Left in Rules
2019-01-23	House	Assigned Rules sub: Subcommittee #1
2019-01-18	House	Referred to Committee on Rules
2019-01-18	House	Presented and ordered printed 19104029D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HJ729
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HJ729+hil