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Bill Crisis receiving centers and crisis stabilization units; use of seclusion, report. State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; regulations; crisis receiving centers; appropriate and safe use of seclusion; work group; report. Directs the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to amend its regulations to ensure that its licensing and human rights regulations support high-quality crisis services, including by authorizing the appropriate and safe use of seclusion in crisis receiving centers and crisis stabilization units. The bill exempts the Board's initial adoption of such regulations from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act. The bill also directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to convene a work group to propose additional regulations to allow for the use of (i) evidence-based and recovery-oriented seclusion and restraint practices and (ii) alternative behavior management practices that may limit or replace the use of seclusion and restraint in hospitals, residential programs, and licensed facilities. The bill requires the Department to submit a report of its findings, recommendations, and proposed regulations to the General Assembly by November 1, 2025. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2024 SB 569 Virginia SB 569 (2024)
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Virginia SB 569 (2024) — Crisis receiving centers and crisis stabilization units; use of seclusion, report.

State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; regulations; crisis receiving centers; appropriate and safe use of seclusion; work group; report. Directs the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to amend its regulations to ensure that its licensing and human rights regulations support high-quality crisis services, including by authorizing the appropriate and safe use of seclusion in crisis receiving centers and crisis stabilization units. The bill exempts the Board's initial adoption of such regulations from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act. The bill also directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to convene a work group to propose additional regulations to allow for the use of (i) evidence-based and recovery-oriented seclusion and restraint practices and (ii) alternative behavior management practices that may limit or replace the use of seclusion and restraint in hospitals, residential programs, and licensed facilities. The bill requires the Department to submit a report of its findings, recommendations, and proposed regulations to the General Assembly by November 1, 2025.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0795 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 24105832D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104746D (committee substitute) — source
  4. SB569ER (committee substitute) — source
  5. SB569ER2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — 60 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) — 960 (pass) · lower
  • Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: (97-Y 0-N) — 960 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Rules with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A) — 130 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) — 160 (pass) · lower
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • R. Creigh Deeds — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-01-10 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104746D filing, introduction
  • 2024-01-10 Referred to Committee on Rules referral-committee
  • 2024-01-23 Impact statement from DPB (SB569)
  • 2024-02-02 Reported from Rules with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-02 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2024-02-02 Committee substitute printed 24105832D-S1 substitution
  • 2024-02-05 Impact statement from DPB (SB569S1)
  • 2024-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-02-06 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-02-06 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2024-02-06 Committee substitute agreed to 24105832D-S1 substitution
  • 2024-02-06 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB569S1 substitution
  • 2024-02-07 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2024-02-13 Placed on Calendar
  • 2024-02-13 Read first time reading-1
  • 2024-02-13 Referred to Committee on Rules referral-committee
  • 2024-02-22 Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2024-02-23 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-02-23 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2024-02-23 Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-23 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2024-02-28 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-03-01 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-03-04 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-03-04 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2024-03-04 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2024-03-07 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2024-03-07 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB569ER) passage
  • 2024-03-07 Impact statement from DPB (SB569ER)
  • 2024-03-07 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2024-03-08 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
  • 2024-04-08 Governor's recommendation received by Senate executive-veto-line-item
  • 2024-04-17 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-04-17 House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-04-17 VOTE: (97-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-04-17 Governor's recommendation adopted executive-signature
  • 2024-04-17 Reenrolled enrolled
  • 2024-04-17 Reenrolled bill text (SB569ER2) enrolled
  • 2024-04-17 Signed by President as reenrolled enrolled, passage
  • 2024-04-17 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled enrolled, passage
  • 2024-04-17 Enacted, Chapter 795 (effective 4/17/24) became-law
  • 2024-04-17 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0795)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2b8ff461-deb7-4ebb-a45e-e3f3b53b9aeb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).