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 HB 1937.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 19Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0156)Latest
- Mar 19Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 156 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1439)
- Feb 18Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 18Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1439ER)Major
- Feb 18EnrolledMinor
- Feb 14Passed House (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 14Read third timeMinor
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 11Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 7Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Feb 7Read first timeMinor
- Feb 7Placed on Calendar
- Feb 4Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Rules suspended
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Jan 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1439)
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 25105592D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 4-N)Minor
- Jan 28Assigned Education sub: HealthMinor
- Jan 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1439)
- Jan 17Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 17Presented and ordered printed 25104446DIntroduced