Emergency custody; temporary detention, alternative transportation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 3, 2023
Signed Mar 23, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
14
Committee
14
Mar 23, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 327 (effective 7/1/23)
executive
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB872ER)
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2023
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 20, 2023
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Jan 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
SN
Steve Newman
RRepublican
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