SB 229 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention, Advisory Council on; placement of Council.

Summary

Health Commissioner; work group; recommendations on Advisory Council on Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention. Directs the State Health Commissioner to establish a work group to examine the feasibility of and make recommendations for the placement and infrastructure of an Advisory Council on Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Feb 2024

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Nov 18, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2024

How they voted

35–5

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 5, 2024

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

14 Yea 5 Nay

73% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 23, 2024

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)

lower

Feb 22, 2024

Committee

Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rules

lower

Feb 5, 2024

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)

upper

Jan 31, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 31, 2024

Upper · Passed

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

upper

Jan 25, 2024

Committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

upper

Jan 25, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 1-N)

upper

Jan 15, 2024

Committee

Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health

upper

Jan 9, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors