VA SB544 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 10 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0231)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Capacity determinations; physician assistant. Expands the class of health care practitioners who can make the determination that a patient is incapable of making informed decisions to include a licensed physician assistant. The bill provides that such determination shall be made in writing following an in-person examination of the person and certified by the physician assistant.

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Title

Physician assistant; capacity determinations.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0231)
2020-03-10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 231 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-04 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 11, 2020
2020-03-04SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2020
2020-02-27HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-27SenateSigned by President
2020-02-26SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB544ER)
2020-02-26SenateEnrolled
2020-02-21HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
2020-02-21HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2020-02-21HouseRead third time
2020-02-20HouseRead second time
2020-02-18HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
2020-02-13HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2020-02-13HouseRead first time
2020-02-13HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-10SenatePrinted as engrossed 20102667D-E
2020-02-10SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB544E
2020-02-10SenateCommittee amendments agreed to
2020-02-10SenateReading of amendments waived
2020-02-10SenateRead second time
2020-02-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-06SenateReported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-27SenateAssigned Education sub: Health Professions
2020-01-07SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-01-07SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102667D

Same As/Similar To

HB362 (Same As) 2020-03-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0040)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5412983.2(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB544
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB544+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB544E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB544ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0231+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S04V0154+SB0544
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0410SB0544+SB0544
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0450SB0544+SB0544
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0451SB0544+SB0544
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H12V0332+SB0544
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1197+SB0544

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