Brain injury; clarifies definition.
Summary
Brain injury; definition. Eliminates therequirement that an injury occur before the age of 65 to constitutea brain injury as that term is used in the context of licensure ofprivate providers of behavioral health services.
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
Feb 2021
Introduced Jan 8, 2021
Signed Feb 25, 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
24
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Feb 25, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 3 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 8, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101321D
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carrie Coyner
RRepublican
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Glenn R. Davis
RRepublican
Co
Martha M. Mugler
DDemocratic
Co
Robert B. Bell
RRepublican
Co
Rod Willett
DDemocratic
Co
Roslyn C. Tyler
DDemocratic
Co
Roxann Robinson
RRepublican
Co
Sam Rasoul
DDemocratic
Co
Suhas Subramanyam
DDemocratic
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