republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2017/sb-1221.md

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Bill	Emergency custody or involuntary admission process; alternative transportation model.	Directs the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Director of Criminal Justice Services, in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive model for the use of alternative transportation providers to provide safe and efficient transportation of individuals involved in the emergency custody or involuntary admission process as an alternative to transportation by law enforcement. The bill requires that the model be completed by October 1, 2017, and reported to the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century, the House Committee for Courts of Justice, and the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice. This bill is identical to	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2017	SB 1221	Virginia SB 1221 (2017)	bill	Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Study Commissions Committees and Reports	enacted	George L. Barker	4	19	5	2017-01-10	2017-02-20	openstates	ocd-bill/8a3d1d55-1b1d-4f35-a21d-96ce480b62c9	http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SB1221	d0efa1a380b2ecaf74d7cc2bff60bfed3214d0569471cebcb20e790d45d0673e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia SB 1221 (2017) — Emergency custody or involuntary admission process; alternative transportation model.

Directs the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Director of Criminal Justice Services, in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive model for the use of alternative transportation providers to provide safe and efficient transportation of individuals involved in the emergency custody or involuntary admission process as an alternative to transportation by law enforcement. The bill requires that the model be completed by October 1, 2017, and reported to the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century, the House Committee for Courts of Justice, and the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice. 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 (CHAP0097) (committee substitute) — source
2. Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1221ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101684D (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate: Printed as engrossed 17101684D-E (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Read third time and passed Senate — 39–0 (pass) · legislature
• Passed House BLOCK VOTE — 97–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions — 22–0 (pass) · legislature
• Constitutional reading dispensed — 38–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported from Education and Health with amendments — 15–0 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• George L. Barker — primary (person)
• David J. Toscano — cosponsor (person)
• R. Creigh Deeds — cosponsor (person)
• T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-01-10 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101684D introduction
• 2017-01-10 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
• 2017-01-23 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-01-23 Reading of amendments waived
• 2017-01-23 Committee amendments agreed to
• 2017-01-23 Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1221E
• 2017-01-23 Printed as engrossed 17101684D-E
• 2017-01-31 Placed on Calendar
• 2017-01-31 Read first time reading-1
• 2017-01-31 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions referral-committee
• 2017-02-10 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-02-13 Read third time reading-3
• 2017-02-13 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) passage
• 2017-02-14 Enrolled
• 2017-02-14 Signed by Speaker
• 2017-02-15 Signed by President
• 2017-02-15 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/15/17
• 2017-02-15 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2017
• 2017-02-20 Approved by Governor-Chapter 97 (effective 7/1/17) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8a3d1d55-1b1d-4f35-a21d-96ce480b62c9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).