VA SB993 | 2020 | Regular Session

Virginia Senate Bill 993 (Prior Session Legislation)

Note: Carry Foward to future SB993

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-25 - Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
Pending: House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

State Health Commissioner; local health director; additional degrees. Allows the State Health Commissioner and local health directors to either be physicians, as required under existing law, or possess a Doctor of Public Health degree, a Master of Public Health degree, or a doctoral degree in the area of public health as an alternative to the current requirement.

Title

State Health Commissioner; local health directors, qualifications.

Roll Calls

2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-25	House	Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
2020-02-18	House	Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 by voice vote
2020-02-13	House	Assigned HWI sub: Health
2020-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2020-02-13	House	Read first time
2020-02-13	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-04	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB993S1
2020-02-03	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20106975D-S1
2020-02-03	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-03	Senate	Read second time
2020-01-31	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-01-30	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20106975D-S1
2020-01-30	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-24	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health
2020-01-16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-01-16	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 20104539D

Same As/Similar To

SB993 (Carry Over) 2020-02-25 - Continued to 2021 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
32	1	17	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	34	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB993
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB993+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB993S1+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S04V0115+SB0993
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0257SB0993+SB0993
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0294SB0993+SB0993