---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; sunset."
description: "Extends the sunset date of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission from July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2020, and makes a technical correction to the reporting requirement of the Commission. This bill is identical to"
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 869"
citation: "Virginia SB 869 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Commissions", "Boards and Institutions Generally", "Persons with Disabilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frank M. Ruff, Jr."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-11-29"
last_action: "2017-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19af0416-57b6-416f-860e-f57f4e404800"
source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SB869"
source_hash: "1600a746662705509ddd17306bb8c478d6a2fcdefd32daf3cd7f71a7f5f706d3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 869 (2017) — Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; sunset.

Extends the sunset date of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission from July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2020, and makes a technical correction to the reporting requirement of the Commission. This bill is identical to

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0469)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0469)
2. **Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB869ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB869ER)
3. **Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100479D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB869)

## Votes

- Constitutional reading dispensed — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported from Rules — **14–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed House BLOCK VOTE — **98–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported from Rules — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Frank M. Ruff, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-11-29** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100479D `introduction`
- **2016-11-29** Referred to Committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-08** Placed on Calendar
- **2017-02-08** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2017-02-21** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2017-02-24** Enrolled
- **2017-02-24** Signed by President
- **2017-02-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-28** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
- **2017-02-28** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- **2017-03-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 469 (effective 7/1/17) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19af0416-57b6-416f-860e-f57f4e404800`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).