Joe Morrissey
- Democratic
Primary
Behavioral health dockets; established. Establishes, by the Behavioral Health Docket Act (the Act), behavioral health courts as specialized court dockets within the existing structure of Virginia's court system, offering judicial monitoring of intensive treatment and supervision of offenders who have mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse issues. The bill establishes a state behavioral health docket advisory committee and requires localities intending to establish such dockets to establish local behavioral health docket advisory committees. The bill gives the Supreme Court of Virginia administrative oversight of the implementation of the Act, which is modeled on the Drug Treatment Court Act (§ 18.2-254.1).
Behavioral health dockets; established. Establishes, by the Behavioral Health Docket Act (the Act), behavioral health courts as specialized court dockets within the existing structure of Virginia's court system, offering judicial monitoring of intensive treatment and supervision of offenders who have mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse issues. The bill establishes a state behavioral health docket advisory committee and requires localities intending to establish such dockets to establish local behavioral health docket advisory committees. The bill gives the Supreme Court of Virginia administrative oversight of the implementation of the Act. The Act is modeled on the Drug Treatment Court Act (§ 18.2-254.1).
Behavioral health dockets; established.Establishes, by the Behavioral Health Docket Act (the Act), behavioralhealth courts as specialized court dockets within the existing structureof Virginia's court system, offering judicial monitoring of intensive treatment and supervision of offenders who have mental illness andco-occurring substance abuse issues. The bill establishes a statebehavioral health docket advisory committee and requires localitiesintending to establish such dockets to establish local behavioral health docket advisory committees. The bill gives the Supreme Courtof Virginia administrative oversight of the implementation of theAct. The Act is modeled on the Drug Treatment Court Act (ยง 18.2-254.1).
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1096 (effective 7/1/20)
Impact statement from DPB (SB818ER)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Signed by President
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Amended by conference committee
VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
Conference substitute printed 20109684D-S2
Conferees appointed by House
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
House requested conference committee
House insisted on substitute with amendment
House substitute with amendment rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB818H2)
Passed House with substitute with amendment (97-Y 1-N)
Floor substitute printed 20108918D-H2 (Rasoul)
Read third time
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Committee substitute rejected 20108513D-H1
Substitute by Delegate Rasoul agreed to 20108918D-H2
Passed by temporarily
Amendment by Delegate Orrock agreed to
Engrossed by House - floor substitute with amendment SB818H2
VOTE: Passage (97-Y 1-N)
Read second time
Committee substitute printed 20108513D-H1
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
Read first time
Impact statement from DPB (SB818ES1)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Placed on Calendar
Read second time
Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
Motion to recommit to committee rejected
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Printed as engrossed 20107782D-ES1
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB818ES1
Amendment by Senator Edwards agreed to
Reading of amendment waived
Committee substitute agreed to 20107782D-S1
Reading of substitute waived
Impact statement from DPB (SB818S1)
Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 20107782D-S1
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103858D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB818ES1 | HTML |
| SB818H1 | HTML |
| Engrossed by House - floor substitute with amendment SB818H2 | HTML |
| SB818S2 | HTML |
| Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB818ER) | HTML |
| Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1096) | HTML |
| Document | Format |
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| Amendment: SB818AS | HTML |
| Amendment: SB818AHE | HTML |
| Amendment: SB818AH | HTML |
| Amendment: SB818AC | HTML |
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