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type: "Bill"
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title: "Forensic discharge planning services; local and regional correctional facilities."
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description: "Directs the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive plan, by November 1, 2017, for the provision of forensic discharge planning services at local and regional correctional facilities for persons who have serious mental illnesses who are to be released from such facilities. This bill is identical to"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2017"
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identifier: "SB 941"
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citation: "Virginia SB 941 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Behavioral Health and Developmental Services", "Prisons and Other Methods of Correction", "Study Commissions", "Committees and Reports"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["John A. Cosgrove, Jr."]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2016-12-29"
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last_action: "2017-02-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7089ca0f-39cc-40e9-9e76-c05c73057d87"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SB941"
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source_hash: "3930739b94123d8773e62678bfd563c53a6be3fb228313cc4955399bfe343e0b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 941 (2017) — Forensic discharge planning services; local and regional correctional facilities.
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Directs the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive plan, by November 1, 2017, for the provision of forensic discharge planning services at local and regional correctional facilities for persons who have serious mental illnesses who are to be released from such facilities. This bill is identical to
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0137)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0137)
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2. **Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB941ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB941ER)
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3. **Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101440D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB941)
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## Votes
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- Passed House BLOCK VOTE — **97–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Read third time and passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- John A. Cosgrove, Jr. — primary (person)
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- David J. Toscano — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Creigh Deeds — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-12-29** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101440D `introduction`
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- **2016-12-29** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
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- **2017-01-17** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2017-01-30** Placed on Calendar
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- **2017-01-30** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2017-01-30** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-02-13** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2017-02-13** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2017-02-14** Enrolled
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- **2017-02-14** Signed by Speaker
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- **2017-02-15** Signed by President
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- **2017-02-15** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/15/17
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- **2017-02-15** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2017
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- **2017-02-21** Approved by Governor-Chapter 137 (effective 7/1/17) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7089ca0f-39cc-40e9-9e76-c05c73057d87`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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