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Bill Temporary detention; DBHDS shall study who may evaluate. DBHDS; work group to study expanding the category of individuals who may conduct evaluations for temporary detention; report. Directs the Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to establish a work group to (i) review the current process for conducting evaluations of persons who are subject to emergency custody orders to determine whether they meet the criteria for temporary detention, including any challenges or barriers to timely completion of such evaluations and factors giving rise to delays in completion of such evaluations, and (ii) develop a comprehensive plan to expand the categories of individuals who may conduct evaluations of persons who are subject to emergency custody orders to determine whether they meet the criteria for temporary detention in order to expedite the evaluation process. The work group shall report its findings and conclusions and the comprehensive plan to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, Senate Committee on Education and Health, and Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century by December 1, 2020. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 1699 Virginia HB 1699 (2020)
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Virginia HB 1699 (2020) — Temporary detention; DBHDS shall study who may evaluate.

DBHDS; work group to study expanding the category of individuals who may conduct evaluations for temporary detention; report. Directs the Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to establish a work group to (i) review the current process for conducting evaluations of persons who are subject to emergency custody orders to determine whether they meet the criteria for temporary detention, including any challenges or barriers to timely completion of such evaluations and factors giving rise to delays in completion of such evaluations, and (ii) develop a comprehensive plan to expand the categories of individuals who may conduct evaluations of persons who are subject to emergency custody orders to determine whether they meet the criteria for temporary detention in order to expedite the evaluation process. The work group shall report its findings and conclusions and the comprehensive plan to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, Senate Committee on Education and Health, and Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century by December 1, 2020.

Version chain

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

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0918) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1699ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1699H1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Impact statement from DPB (HB1699) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Rules with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) — 50 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 980 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 1-N) — 971 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Rules with substitute (17-Y 0-N) — 170 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Lashrecse D. Aird — primary (person)
  • Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2020-01-17 Presented and ordered printed 20106028D introduction
  • 2020-01-17 Referred to Committee on Rules referral-committee
  • 2020-01-20 Impact statement from DPB (HB1699)
  • 2020-01-27 Assigned Rules sub: Studies referral-committee
  • 2020-02-03 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2020-02-03 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-07 Reported from Rules with substitute (17-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-07 Committee substitute printed 20107508D-H1 substitution
  • 2020-02-09 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-02-10 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-10 Committee substitute agreed to 20107508D-H1
  • 2020-02-10 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1699H1
  • 2020-02-11 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-11 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-02-12 Referred to Committee on Rules referral-committee
  • 2020-02-13 Impact statement from DPB (HB1699H1)
  • 2020-02-21 Reported from Rules with amendments (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-24 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-25 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-25 Reading of amendments waived
  • 2020-02-25 Committee amendments agreed to
  • 2020-02-25 Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 2020-02-25 Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2020-02-27 Placed on Calendar
  • 2020-02-27 Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
  • 2020-02-27 VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 1-N)
  • 2020-03-04 Enrolled
  • 2020-03-04 Impact statement from DPB (HB1699ER)
  • 2020-03-05 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-03-05 Signed by President
  • 2020-03-12 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
  • 2020-03-12 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 2020-04-09 Approved by Governor-Chapter 918 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/503ad338-1bc3-494f-bd1e-d390a6a6b96c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).