Aging services; economic and social needs.
Summary
Aging services; economic and social need. Provides that, in providing aging services, the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services shall prioritize providing services to older persons with the greatest economic or social need. The bill defines "economic need" as need resulting from an income level at or below the poverty line and "social need" as need caused by noneconomic factors, including (i) physical and mental disabilities, which may include developmental disabilities and human immunodeficiency virus; (ii) language barriers; and (iii) cultural, social, or geographic isolation, including that caused by racial or ethnic status, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation that restricts an individual's ability to perform normal daily tasks or threatens such individual's capacity to live independently.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 4, 2021
Signed Mar 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 19, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 15, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
15
Committee
13
Amendments
3
Mar 24, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 299 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 41-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 16-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced
Senate insisted on amendments (37-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (25-Y 14-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (11-Y 1-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (56-Y 43-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1805H1
lower
Jan 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103023D-H1
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101846D
lower
1 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Candi King
DDemocratic
Co
Carrie Coyner
RRepublican
Co
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Cliff Hayes
DDemocratic
Co
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
Co
Ibraheem S. Samirah
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Cole
DDemocratic
Co
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
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