Here we highlight some of the important guardianship-related bills that stand as well as which bills are no longer active.
Category: Legislative Highlights
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Our View of the Legislature: the Budget
Both the House and the Senate committees are proposing changes and enhancements to the Governor’s budget.
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Our View of the Legislature: Voting Rights
There are a few remaining bills that we continue to track— bills that will greatly improve voting rights for people with disabilities.
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Our View of the Legislature: Developmental Disabilities
Here are updates on some bills of interest to people with developmental disabilities and allies.
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Our View of the Legislature: Mental Health
Here’s the status of some of the bills impacting the lives of people with mental illness: We are closely following a number of other bills relating to mental health issues.
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Our View of the Legislature: Guardianship
We are now in the post cross-over stage of the legislative session, where each house decides on bills that began on the other side.
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Our View of the Legislature: Medical Aid in Dying – Final Report
The Virginia General Assembly is approaching "cross over" where bills that have passed their chamber of origin go to the other chamber for review. One of the House bills under consideration prior to cross over was related to Medical Aid in Dying.
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Our View of the Legislature: Special Education
Last week, House Courts of Justice, Civil Law subcommittee, defeated the bill that would have prohibited families from being assisted by anyone but an attorney in an IDEA due process hearing.
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Our View of the Legislature: Mandatory Outpatient Treatment – Final Report
Virginia law contains a process, other than hospitalization, by which the state can force someone with mental illness to receive treatment, known as “mandatory outpatient treatment.”
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Our View of the Legislature: Mandatory Outpatient Treatment
Virginia law contains a process, other than hospitalization, by which the state can force someone with mental illness to receive treatment, known as “mandatory outpatient treatment.”