West Virginia House Bill 5254

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 26 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-04 - Referred to Finance
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to allow the Supreme Court of Appeals to employ full-time mental hygiene commissioners with statewide jurisdiction to conduct mental hygiene proceedings in designated regions. The bill also creates a new system of temporary observation releases to ensure continued compliance with treatment plans and to allow for more efficient follow-up commitment if criteria have returned. Finally, the bill allows evaluators to conduct evaluations statewide and requires Certified Community Mental Health Centers to ensure that at least one examiner is available to provide coverage in each region at all hours and limits who may perform these evaluations.

Relating generally to the creation of mental hygiene regions by the Supreme Court of Appeals

Del. Amy Summers [R]

Del. Heather Tully [R]

2024-02-26 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 299) (Y: 78 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - House - Amendment rejected (Roll No. 290) (Y: 11 N: 78 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-04	Senate	Referred to Finance
2024-03-04	Senate	Read 1st time
2024-03-04	Senate	Immediate consideration
2024-03-04	Senate	Reported do pass with amend and title amend but first to Finance
2024-02-28	Senate	To Judiciary
2024-02-28	Senate	To Judiciary then Finance
2024-02-28	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2024-02-26	House	Communicated to Senate
2024-02-26	House	Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2024-02-26	House	Passed House (Roll No. 299)
2024-02-26	House	Read 3rd time
2024-02-24	House	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2024-02-23	House	Amendment rejected (Roll No. 290)
2024-02-23	House	Amendment reported by the Clerk
2024-02-23	House	Read 2nd time
2024-02-23	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2024-02-22	House	Read 1st time
2024-02-22	House	On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2024-02-21	House	By substitute, do pass
2024-01-31	House	To House Judiciary
2024-01-31	House	With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary
2024-01-26	House	To House Health and Human Resources
2024-01-26	House	Introduced in House
2024-01-26	House	To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2024-01-26	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	5	1	Amended Code	Citation Text
27	5	1b	Amended Code	Citation Text
27	5	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
27	5	2b	New Code	See Bill Text
27	5	4	Amended Code	Citation Text
27	5A	1	New Code	See Bill Text
27	5A	2	New Code	See Bill Text
27	5A	3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5254&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5254%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=5254
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5254%20sub.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=5254
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/com_amends/hb5254%20h%20hhr%20am%20_1.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/hb5254%20hfa%20lewis%202-23.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/hb5254%20hfa%20lewis%202-23%20rejected.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/hb5254%20hfat%20summers%202-26.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/hb5254%20hfat%20summers%202-26%20adopted.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/com_amends/hb5254%20s%20jud%20am%20_1%203-4.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/com_amends/hb5254%20s%20jud%20amt%20_1%203-4.htm
Supplement	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Fiscalnotes/FN(2)/fnsubmit_recordview1.cfm?RecordID=892043037
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2024/RS/votes/house/00290.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2024/RS/votes/house/00299.pdf