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type: "Bill"
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title: "Emergency custody or involuntary admission process; alternative transportation model."
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description: "Directs the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Director of Criminal Justice Services, in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive model for the use of alternative transportation providers to provide safe and efficient transportation of individuals involved in the emergency custody or involuntary admission process as an alternative to transportation by law enforcement. The bill requires that the model be completed by October 1, 2017, and reported to the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century, the House Committee for Courts of Justice, and the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice. This bill is identical to"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2017"
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identifier: "SB 1221"
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citation: "Virginia SB 1221 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Behavioral Health and Developmental Services", "Study Commissions", "Committees and Reports"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["George L. Barker"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2017-01-10"
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last_action: "2017-02-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a3d1d55-1b1d-4f35-a21d-96ce480b62c9"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SB1221"
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source_hash: "d0efa1a380b2ecaf74d7cc2bff60bfed3214d0569471cebcb20e790d45d0673e"
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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 1221 (2017) — Emergency custody or involuntary admission process; alternative transportation model.
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Directs the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Director of Criminal Justice Services, in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive model for the use of alternative transportation providers to provide safe and efficient transportation of individuals involved in the emergency custody or involuntary admission process as an alternative to transportation by law enforcement. The bill requires that the model be completed by October 1, 2017, and reported to the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century, the House Committee for Courts of Justice, and the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice. This bill is identical to
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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. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0097)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0097)
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2. **Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1221ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1221ER)
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3. **Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101684D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1221)
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4. **Senate: Printed as engrossed 17101684D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1221E)
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## Votes
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- Read third time and passed Senate — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Passed House BLOCK VOTE — **97–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Education and Health with amendments — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- George L. Barker — primary (person)
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- David J. Toscano — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Creigh Deeds — cosponsor (person)
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- T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101684D `introduction`
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- **2017-01-10** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2017-01-23** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-01-23** Reading of amendments waived
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- **2017-01-23** Committee amendments agreed to
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- **2017-01-23** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1221E
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- **2017-01-23** Printed as engrossed 17101684D-E
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- **2017-01-31** Placed on Calendar
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- **2017-01-31** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2017-01-31** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-02-13** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2017-02-13** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2017-02-14** Enrolled
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- **2017-02-14** Signed by Speaker
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- **2017-02-15** Signed by President
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- **2017-02-15** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/15/17
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- **2017-02-15** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2017
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- **2017-02-20** Approved by Governor-Chapter 97 (effective 7/1/17) `executive-signature`
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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/8a3d1d55-1b1d-4f35-a21d-96ce480b62c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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