SB 1439 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Acute psychiatric bed registry; patient privacy and data security, etc.

Summary
Acute psychiatric bed registry; Bed Registry Advisory Council established; patient privacy and data security; Virginia Freedom of Information Act exemption. Requires the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to include provisions for the protection of patient privacy and data security pursuant to state and federal law and regulations in contracts with private entities for the administration of the acute psychiatric bed registry. The bill requires the Commissioner to create the Bed Registry Advisory Council to advise the Commissioner and any such private entity on the administration of such registry and to review and approve requests for access to data from the registry. The bill also creates a Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemption for information submitted to such registry. This bill is identical to HB 1937.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Signed Mar 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Education and Health Substitute Chaptered · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill moves SB 1439 from a Senate Substitute version to a Chaptered version, indicating it has been approved by the General Assembly and is now law. The substantive content of the legislation remains unchanged, with the primary differences being formatting, spacing, and the addition of chapter information and approval dates.
TECHNICAL

The document was converted from a Senate Substitute bill format to an enacted Chaptered Act format, including the addition of chapter number (Chapter 156), approval date (March 19, 2025), and proper legislative formatting.

Minor formatting adjustments were made throughout the text, including spacing, line breaks, and indentation to conform to the official Virginia Acts of Assembly format.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 14, 2025

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 31, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 156 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1439ER)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 25104446D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Tara Durant
Tara Durant
RRepublican
VA
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