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HB 1540 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Behavioral health providers; barrier crimes, exceptions.

Summary
Behavioral health providers; barrier crimes; exceptions. Adds additional crimes to the list of barrier crimes for which an exception is available in the case of employment with an adult substance abuse or mental health program at community services boards and private providers of behavioral health services licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill also allows the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to hire individuals convicted of various barrier crimes in a position of employment at a state facility if the Department determines that the individual has been rehabilitated successfully and is not a risk to individuals receiving services.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 10, 2020 Signed Apr 10, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
46
Key actions
17
Committee
17
Amendments
3
Apr 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1092 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)
upper
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 9-N)
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Introduced
Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (33-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (89-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1540H1
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106599D-H1
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Behavioral Health
lower
Jan 10, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 10, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20103018D
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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