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type: "Bill"
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title: "Investigation of death; studying cases when person dies while receiving services from licensed prog."
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description: "Department of Behavioral Health and DevelopmentalServices to establish a work group to study and make recommendationsregarding the cases in which the Office of the Chief Medical Examinershall conduct an investigation of the death of a person who dieswhile receiving services from a licensed program. Directs theDepartment of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Department)to establish a work group, which shall include representatives ofthe Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the disAbilty Law Centerof Virginia, providers of behavioral health services licensed by the Department, and other appropriate stakeholders, to study and make recommendations regarding the cases in which the Office of the ChiefMedical Examiner shall conduct an investigation of the death, includingan autopsy, of a person who dies while receiving services from aprogram licensed by the Department. The bill requires the work groupto report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and theChairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutionsand the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2022."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "HB 659"
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citation: "Virginia HB 659 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Patrick A. Hope"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2022-01-11"
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last_action: "2022-04-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e01e20d-02a6-4d84-a77e-2c187d8805eb"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB659"
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source_hash: "edd41ef26a1cfd3668497546fb1dee83a3deb12f2194f7a17830461f6cad20d9"
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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 HB 659 (2022) — Investigation of death; studying cases when person dies while receiving services from licensed prog.
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Department of Behavioral Health and DevelopmentalServices to establish a work group to study and make recommendationsregarding the cases in which the Office of the Chief Medical Examinershall conduct an investigation of the death of a person who dieswhile receiving services from a licensed program. Directs theDepartment of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Department)to establish a work group, which shall include representatives ofthe Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the disAbilty Law Centerof Virginia, providers of behavioral health services licensed by the Department, and other appropriate stakeholders, to study and make recommendations regarding the cases in which the Office of the ChiefMedical Examiner shall conduct an investigation of the death, includingan autopsy, of a person who dies while receiving services from aprogram licensed by the Department. The bill requires the work groupto report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and theChairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutionsand the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2022.
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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. **CHAP0568** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0568)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 22105108D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB659H1)
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3. **HB659ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB659ER)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103957D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB659)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Patrick A. Hope — primary (person)
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- Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103957D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-11** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-25** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-01-25** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-01-25** Committee substitute printed 22105108D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2022-01-27** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-01-28** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-01-28** Committee substitute agreed to 22105108D-H1
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- **2022-01-28** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB659H1
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- **2022-01-31** Impact statement from DPB (HB659H1)
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- **2022-01-31** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-01-31** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-01** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2022-02-01** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-17** Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-02-21** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2022-02-23** Enrolled
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- **2022-02-23** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-02-23** Signed by President
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- **2022-02-28** Impact statement from DPB (HB659ER)
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- **2022-03-09** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 9, 2022
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- **2022-03-09** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 568 (effective 7/1/22) `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/2e01e20d-02a6-4d84-a77e-2c187d8805eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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