republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2024/sb-176.md

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Bill	Civil commitments & temporary detention orders; def. of mental illness neurocognitive disorders.	Civil commitments and temporary detention orders; definition of mental illness neurocognitive disorders and neurodevelopmental disabilities; Secretary of Health and Human Resources to evaluate placements for certain individuals; workgroup; report. Specifies that for the purpose of civil commitments and temporary detention orders, behaviors and symptoms that manifest from a neurocognitive disorder or neurodevelopmental disability are excluded from the definition of mental illness and are, therefore, not a basis for placing an individual under a temporary detention order or committing an individual involuntarily to an inpatient psychiatric hospital. The bill provides that if a state facility has reason to believe that an individual's behaviors or symptoms are solely a manifestation of a neurocognitive disorder or neurodevelopmental disability, the state facility may require that a licensed psychiatrist or other licensed mental health professional reevaluate the individual's eligibility for a temporary detention order before the individual is admitted. Under the bill, if the licensed psychiatrist or other licensed mental health professional determines the individual's behaviors or symptoms are solely a manifestation of a neurocognitive disorder or neurodevelopmental disorder, the state facility shall promptly authorize the release of the person held under a temporary detention order and the local community services board shall provide a discharge plan. The foregoing provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2025 Session of the General Assembly. The bill also directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a workgroup to evaluate, identify, and develop placements for individuals with neurocognitive disorders and neurodevelopmental disabilities, specify any statutory or funding changes needed to prevent inappropriate placements for such individuals, as well as provide recommendations for training of magistrates and community services boards related to the implementation of the bill, and to report the findings and recommendations by November 1, 2024. As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission and the Behavioral Health Commission.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2024	SB 176	Virginia SB 176 (2024)	bill		enacted	Barbara A. Favola	5	45	10	2024-01-08	2024-04-05	openstates	ocd-bill/9b66c81e-d74a-4ba4-9f22-f68e51ede9de	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB176	a9d1a908a491abce53d025e7f0795bdb47342724a75bd068bab8678502d6814e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia SB 176 (2024) — Civil commitments & temporary detention orders; def. of mental illness neurocognitive disorders.

Civil commitments and temporary detention orders; definition of mental illness neurocognitive disorders and neurodevelopmental disabilities; Secretary of Health and Human Resources to evaluate placements for certain individuals; workgroup; report. Specifies that for the purpose of civil commitments and temporary detention orders, behaviors and symptoms that manifest from a neurocognitive disorder or neurodevelopmental disability are excluded from the definition of mental illness and are, therefore, not a basis for placing an individual under a temporary detention order or committing an individual involuntarily to an inpatient psychiatric hospital. The bill provides that if a state facility has reason to believe that an individual's behaviors or symptoms are solely a manifestation of a neurocognitive disorder or neurodevelopmental disability, the state facility may require that a licensed psychiatrist or other licensed mental health professional reevaluate the individual's eligibility for a temporary detention order before the individual is admitted. Under the bill, if the licensed psychiatrist or other licensed mental health professional determines the individual's behaviors or symptoms are solely a manifestation of a neurocognitive disorder or neurodevelopmental disorder, the state facility shall promptly authorize the release of the person held under a temporary detention order and the local community services board shall provide a discharge plan. The foregoing provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2025 Session of the General Assembly. The bill also directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a workgroup to evaluate, identify, and develop placements for individuals with neurocognitive disorders and neurodevelopmental disabilities, specify any statutory or funding changes needed to prevent inappropriate placements for such individuals, as well as provide recommendations for training of magistrates and community services boards related to the implementation of the bill, and to report the findings and recommendations by November 1, 2024. As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission and the Behavioral Health Commission.

Version chain

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

1. CHAP0579 (committee substitute) — source
2. Committee substitute printed 24105404D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
3. Committee substitute printed 24108376D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
4. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103977D (committee substitute) — source
5. SB176ER (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (10-Y 0-N) — 10–0 (pass) · upper
• Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Referred from Courts of Justice — 0–0 (fail) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
• VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) — 96–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Barbara A. Favola — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103977D filing, introduction
• 2024-01-08 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services referral-committee
• 2024-01-19 Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (10-Y 0-N) referral-committee
• 2024-01-19 Rereferred to Education and Health referral-committee
• 2024-01-31 Impact statement from DPB (SB176)
• 2024-02-05 Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health referral-committee
• 2024-02-06 Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• 2024-02-08 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2024-02-08 Committee substitute printed 24105404D-S1 substitution
• 2024-02-08 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
• 2024-02-12 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2024-02-12 Impact statement from DPB (SB176S1)
• 2024-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 2024-02-13 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-02-13 Reading of substitute waived
• 2024-02-13 Committee substitute agreed to 24105404D-S1 substitution
• 2024-02-13 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB176S1 substitution
• 2024-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 2024-02-13 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
• 2024-02-15 Placed on Calendar
• 2024-02-15 Read first time reading-1
• 2024-02-15 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2024-02-16 Referred from Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2024-02-16 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services referral-committee
• 2024-02-27 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2024-02-27 Committee substitute printed 24108376D-H1 substitution
• 2024-02-28 Impact statement from DPB (SB176H1)
• 2024-02-29 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-03-01 Read third time reading-3
• 2024-03-01 Committee substitute agreed to 24108376D-H1 substitution
• 2024-03-01 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB176H1 substitution
• 2024-03-01 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) passage
• 2024-03-01 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) passage
• 2024-03-04 Passed by for the day
• 2024-03-05 House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) substitution
• 2024-03-05 Title replaced 24108376D-H1
• 2024-03-08 Enrolled enrolled
• 2024-03-08 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB176ER) passage
• 2024-03-08 Impact statement from DPB (SB176ER)
• 2024-03-08 Signed by Speaker passage
• 2024-03-09 Signed by President passage
• 2024-03-11 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 enrolled
• 2024-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 executive-receipt
• 2024-04-05 Approved by Governor-Chapter 579 (effective - see bill) executive-signature
• 2024-04-05 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0579)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9b66c81e-d74a-4ba4-9f22-f68e51ede9de. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).