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type: "Bill"
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title: "Emergency custody and temporary detention orders; evaluations, presence of others."
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description: "Emergency custody and temporary detention orders; evaluations; presence of others. Requires (i) the evaluator conducting the evaluation of an individual to determine whether such individual meets the criteria for temporary detention or (ii) the hospital emergency department and treating physician or other health care provider designated by the physician, when providing services to an individual who is being evaluated to determine whether the individual meets the criteria for temporary detention, to allow the individual's family member or legal guardian who is present and who may provide support and supportive decision making to be present with the individual unless the individual objects or the evaluator or treating physician determines that their presence would create a medical, clinical, or safety risk to the patient or health care provider or interferes with patient care. This bill is identical to HB 1242."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "SB 546"
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citation: "Virginia SB 546 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Lamont Bagby"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2024-01-10"
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last_action: "2024-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24fe6140-820c-4c62-948e-3a310d273ab5"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB546"
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source_hash: "abc766e722f317d4518c5647ff79e03a5ba08a9ab5c86d465d3e337e81839db1"
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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 546 (2024) — Emergency custody and temporary detention orders; evaluations, presence of others.
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Emergency custody and temporary detention orders; evaluations; presence of others. Requires (i) the evaluator conducting the evaluation of an individual to determine whether such individual meets the criteria for temporary detention or (ii) the hospital emergency department and treating physician or other health care provider designated by the physician, when providing services to an individual who is being evaluated to determine whether the individual meets the criteria for temporary detention, to allow the individual's family member or legal guardian who is present and who may provide support and supportive decision making to be present with the individual unless the individual objects or the evaluator or treating physician determines that their presence would create a medical, clinical, or safety risk to the patient or health care provider or interferes with patient care. This bill is identical to HB 1242.
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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. **CHAP0682** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0682)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24106649D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB546S1)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104732D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB546)
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4. **SB546ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB546ER)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Lamont Bagby — primary (person)
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- Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104732D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-10** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-19** Impact statement from DPB (SB546)
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- **2024-02-05** Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-06** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-08** Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-08** Committee substitute printed 24106649D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-09** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-02-09** Committee substitute agreed to 24106649D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-09** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB546S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-09** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-09** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-12** Impact statement from DPB (SB546S1)
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- **2024-02-15** Placed on Calendar
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- **2024-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-15** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-16** Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-21** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-21** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-26** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-02-26** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB546ER) `passage`
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- **2024-02-26** Impact statement from DPB (SB546ER)
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- **2024-02-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-02-28** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 682 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0682)
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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/24fe6140-820c-4c62-948e-3a310d273ab5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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