VirginiaAcute psychiatric bed registry; patient privacy and data security, etc.
What it does
Acute psychiatric bed registry; Bed Registry Advisory Council established; patient privacy and data security; Virginia Freedom of Information Act exemption. Requires the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to include provisions for the protection of patient privacy and data security pursuant to state and federal law and regulations in contracts with private entities for the administration of the acute psychiatric bed registry. The bill requires the Commissioner to create the Bed Registry Advisory Council to advise the Commissioner and any such private entity on the administration of such registry and to review and approve requests for access to data from the registry.
More detail
The bill also creates a Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemption for information submitted to such registry. This bill is identical to SB 1439.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 19Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0149)Latest
- Mar 19Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 149 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1937)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1937ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 13Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 3Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 3Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Jan 31Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 31Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to
- Jan 31Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1937)
- Jan 30Read first timeMinor
- Jan 28Committee substitute printed 25105663D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1937)
- Jan 14Assigned sub: Behavioral HealthMinor
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104280DIntroduced