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| Bill | Behavioral health services; correctional facilities, exchange of medical/mental health information. | Behavioral health services; exchange of medical and mental health information and records; correctional facilities. Permits the Department of Medical Assistance Services, the Department of Social Services, and any local department of social services to access medical and mental health information and records for persons committed to any correctional facility for the purposes of providing pre-release services, reentry planning, and post-incarceration placement and services. The bill also authorizes the Department of Medical Assistance Services to access a juvenile's social, medical, psychiatric, and psychological reports and records during pre-release and up to 30 days following such juvenile's release from commitment for the purposes of providing pre-release services, reentry planning, and post-incarceration placement and services. This bill is identical to HB 2754. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | SB 870 | Virginia SB 870 (2025) |
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Virginia SB 870 (2025) — Behavioral health services; correctional facilities, exchange of medical/mental health information.
Behavioral health services; exchange of medical and mental health information and records; correctional facilities. Permits the Department of Medical Assistance Services, the Department of Social Services, and any local department of social services to access medical and mental health information and records for persons committed to any correctional facility for the purposes of providing pre-release services, reentry planning, and post-incarceration placement and services. The bill also authorizes the Department of Medical Assistance Services to access a juvenile's social, medical, psychiatric, and psychological reports and records during pre-release and up to 30 days following such juvenile's release from commitment for the purposes of providing pre-release services, reentry planning, and post-incarceration placement and services. This bill is identical to HB 2754.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Passed House (96-Y 0-N) — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Barbara A. Favola — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-03 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104025D
filing, introduction - 2025-01-03 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
referral-committee - 2025-01-18 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB870)
- 2025-01-31 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-03 Rules suspended
- 2025-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 2025-02-03 Passed by for the day
- 2025-02-04 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2025-02-04 Rules suspended
- 2025-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 2025-02-04 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-07 Placed on Calendar
- 2025-02-07 Read first time
reading-1 - 2025-02-07 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
referral-committee - 2025-02-11 Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-13 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-02-14 Read third time
reading-3 - 2025-02-14 Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-18 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-02-18 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB870ER)
passage - 2025-02-18 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2025-02-19 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB870)
- 2025-02-20 Signed by President
passage - 2025-03-03 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
enrolled - 2025-03-03 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-03-21 Approved by Governor-Chapter 317 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive-signature - 2025-03-21 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0317)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e32bb46f-9618-4a3e-89f3-8dae5ba84991. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).