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Bill Temporary detention; observation, testing, or treatment. Temporary detention for observation and treatment. Clarifies that a person can be subject to a temporary detention order for observation and treatment related to intoxication where the person is located, upon a finding that (i) probable cause exists to believe the person is incapable of making or communicating an informed decision regarding treatment due to intoxication and (ii) the medical standard of care calls for observation, testing, or treatment within the next 24 hours to prevent injury, disability, death, or other harm to the individual resulting from such intoxication. The bill limits the duration of such temporary detention to 24 hours. The bill provides that a person subject to emergency custody due to a mental illness shall remain in custody until (a) a temporary detention order is issued in accordance with § 37.2-809; (b) an order for temporary detention for observation, testing, or treatment is entered in accordance with § 37.2-1104, ending law-enforcement custody; (c) the person is released; or (d) the emergency custody order expires. The bill directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to convene a work group to develop standard policies and procedures regarding medical temporary detention orders. This bill is identical to SB 738. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 1452 Virginia HB 1452 (2020)
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Virginia HB 1452 (2020) — Temporary detention; observation, testing, or treatment.

Temporary detention for observation and treatment. Clarifies that a person can be subject to a temporary detention order for observation and treatment related to intoxication where the person is located, upon a finding that (i) probable cause exists to believe the person is incapable of making or communicating an informed decision regarding treatment due to intoxication and (ii) the medical standard of care calls for observation, testing, or treatment within the next 24 hours to prevent injury, disability, death, or other harm to the individual resulting from such intoxication. The bill limits the duration of such temporary detention to 24 hours. The bill provides that a person subject to emergency custody due to a mental illness shall remain in custody until (a) a temporary detention order is issued in accordance with § 37.2-809; (b) an order for temporary detention for observation, testing, or treatment is entered in accordance with § 37.2-1104, ending law-enforcement custody; (c) the person is released; or (d) the emergency custody order expires. The bill directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to convene a work group to develop standard policies and procedures regarding medical temporary detention orders. This bill is identical to SB 738.

Version chain

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

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1233) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1452ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Impact statement from DPB (HB1452) (committee substitute) — source
  4. Impact statement from DPB (HB1452H1) (committee substitute) — source
  5. Reenrolled bill text (HB1452ER2) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • VOTE: (95-Y 0-N) — 940 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) — 60 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 1-N) — 381 (pass) · upper
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) — 320 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) — 130 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (96-Y 0-N) — 950 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 1-N) — 201 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Patrick A. Hope — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2020-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105329D introduction
  • 2020-01-08 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions referral-committee
  • 2020-01-17 Assigned HWI sub: Behavioral Health referral-committee
  • 2020-01-27 Impact statement from DPB (HB1452)
  • 2020-02-03 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2020-02-03 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-03 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  • 2020-02-04 Committee substitute printed 20107324D-H1 substitution
  • 2020-02-04 Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources referral-committee
  • 2020-02-04 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-04 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2020-02-05 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-05 Impact statement from DPB (HB1452H1)
  • 2020-02-05 Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 1-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-06 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-02-07 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-07 Committee substitute agreed to 20107324D-H1
  • 2020-02-07 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1452H1
  • 2020-02-10 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-10 VOTE: Passage (96-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-02-11 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
  • 2020-02-20 Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-21 Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-24 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-24 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2020-02-28 Enrolled
  • 2020-02-28 Impact statement from DPB (HB1452ER)
  • 2020-02-28 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-03-02 Signed by President
  • 2020-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2020
  • 2020-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 2020-03-18 Governor's recommendation received by House
  • 2020-04-22 Placed on Calendar
  • 2020-04-22 House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-04-22 VOTE: (95-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-04-22 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-04-22 Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 1-N)
  • 2020-04-22 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-04-22 Governor's recommendation adopted
  • 2020-04-22 Reenrolled
  • 2020-04-22 Reenrolled bill text (HB1452ER2)
  • 2020-04-22 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  • 2020-04-22 Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 2020-04-22 Enacted, Chapter 1233 (effective 7/1/20) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0dec0525-1070-4ff8-9a5e-4a3e96a6c4d6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).