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Bill Behavioral health providers; barrier crimes, exceptions. Behavioral health providers; barrier crimes; exceptions. Adds additional crimes to the list of barrier crimes for which an exception is available in the case of employment with an adult substance abuse or mental health program at community services boards and private providers of behavioral health services licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill also allows the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to hire individuals convicted of various barrier crimes in a position of employment at a state facility if the Department determines that the individual has been rehabilitated successfully and is not a risk to individuals receiving services. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 1540 Virginia HB 1540 (2020)
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Virginia HB 1540 (2020) — Behavioral health providers; barrier crimes, exceptions.

Behavioral health providers; barrier crimes; exceptions. Adds additional crimes to the list of barrier crimes for which an exception is available in the case of employment with an adult substance abuse or mental health program at community services boards and private providers of behavioral health services licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill also allows the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to hire individuals convicted of various barrier crimes in a position of employment at a state facility if the Department determines that the individual has been rehabilitated successfully and is not a risk to individuals receiving services.

Version chain

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

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1092) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1540ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1540H1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Impact statement from DPB (HB1540) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • VOTE: Adoption (89-Y 9-N) — 889 (pass) · lower
  • Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (14-Y 1-N) — 141 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (20-Y 2-N) — 202 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Passage (89-Y 10-N) — 8810 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N) — 42 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with amendments (33-Y 5-N) — 335 (pass) · upper
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 95-N) — 394 (fail) · lower
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N) — 381 (pass) · upper
  • Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Chris Collins-Resigned 6/28/20 — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2020-01-10 Presented and ordered printed 20103018D introduction
  • 2020-01-10 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions referral-committee
  • 2020-01-17 Assigned HWI sub: Behavioral Health referral-committee
  • 2020-01-24 Impact statement from DPB (HB1540)
  • 2020-01-27 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2020-02-03 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2020-02-03 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
  • 2020-02-04 Committee substitute printed 20106599D-H1 substitution
  • 2020-02-04 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (20-Y 2-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-05 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-02-06 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-06 Committee substitute agreed to 20106599D-H1
  • 2020-02-06 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1540H1
  • 2020-02-07 Read third time and passed House (89-Y 10-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-07 VOTE: Passage (89-Y 10-N)
  • 2020-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-02-10 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services referral-committee
  • 2020-02-14 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (14-Y 1-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-17 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-18 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-18 Reading of amendments waived
  • 2020-02-18 Committee amendments agreed to
  • 2020-02-18 Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 2020-02-18 Passed Senate with amendments (33-Y 5-N) passage
  • 2020-02-20 Placed on Calendar
  • 2020-02-20 Senate amendments rejected by House (3-Y 95-N)
  • 2020-02-20 VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 95-N)
  • 2020-02-21 Impact statement from DPB (HB1540H1)
  • 2020-02-24 Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-24 Senate requested conference committee
  • 2020-02-25 House acceded to request
  • 2020-02-26 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2020-02-27 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2020-03-05 Amended by conference committee
  • 2020-03-05 Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 9-N)
  • 2020-03-05 VOTE: Adoption (89-Y 9-N)
  • 2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-03-07 Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)
  • 2020-03-18 Enrolled
  • 2020-03-18 Signed by President
  • 2020-03-19 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-03-20 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
  • 2020-03-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 2020-04-09 Impact statement from DPB (HB1540ER)
  • 2020-04-10 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1092 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6f046099-3893-4cf8-a721-dbfcb0827e3c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).