VA SJR42 | 2008 | Regular Session

Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 42 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 12 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-12 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ42ER)

Summary

Study; mental health; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to receive, review, and evaluate the impact of certain recommendations and legislation on the mental health system in the Commonwealth. The Commission must consider and assess the recommendations of the Chief Justice's Commission on Mental Health Law Reform, the Virginia Tech Review Panel, the Office of the Inspector General for Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, other committees and commissions proposing recommendations related to the involuntary commitment process specifically and the system of mental health services in the Commonwealth, and legislation enacted by the 2008 Session of the General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor. The Commission must report its findings and recommendations to the 2010 Session of the General Assembly.

Title

Mental health system; Joint Commission on Health Care to review recommendations and legislation.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-12		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ42ER)
2008-03-06		Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate by voice vote
2008-03-06		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
2008-03-06		House: Agreed to by House with substitute (100-Y 0-N)
2008-03-06		House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute SJ42H1
2008-03-06		House: Substitute by Delegate Jones, S.C. agreed to 084258584-H1
2008-03-06		House: Floor substitute printed 084258584-H1 (Jones, S.C.)
2008-03-06		House: Taken up
2008-03-05		House: Passed by for the day
2008-03-03		House: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-11		House: Referred to Committee on Rules
2008-02-11		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-06		Senate: Communicated to House
2008-02-06		Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
2008-02-06		Senate: Read third time
2008-02-05		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SJ42S1
2008-02-05		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 087315260-S1
2008-02-05		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2008-02-05		Senate: Read second time
2008-02-04		Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-01		Senate: Committee substitute printed 087315260-S1
2008-02-01		Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute by voice vote
2008-01-07		Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
2008-01-07		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088515260