Category: Legislative Highlights

The disAbility Law Center of Virginia is a private nonprofit organization, dedicated to advancing the rights of people with disabilities in Virginia.  The dLCV may educate policymakers about the impact of proposed legislation.  Contact us at info@dLCV.org or at 1-800-552-3962 if you know of proposed legislation, a budget proposal or other issue that you think...

Temporary Detention Orders Many of the mental health bills under consideration in this session deal with the very first stage of intervention when a person is in a mental health crisis:  the emergency custody order.  The next phase of intervention, a temporary detention order, has had little public attention in the wake of recent events. ...

The disAbility Law Center of Virginia promotes and protects the rights of all Virginians with disabilities. The dLCV is a private nonprofit organization. We may educate policymakers about the impact of proposed legislation. Although all proposed bills have been filed by now, it is possible that there are proposals we do not know about or...

The Senate subcommittee on mental health met this morning and rolled several bills into one “omnibus” mental health bill, to be carried by Senator Deeds under the number SB 260.  The revised bill extends the emergency custody order from 4 to 24 hours, eliminates the requirement that an actual facility of detention be named in...

The Senate subcommittee on mental health will reconvene Wednesday morning to consider bills that may change the length of time someone can be held under an emergency custody order or under a temporary detention order.  The subcommittee meeting is scheduled for 8 a.m.  Please note that the General Assembly rarely cancels meeting due to weather...

The disAbility Law Center of Virginia is a private nonprofit organization, dedicated to advancing the rights of people with disabilities in Virginia.  The dLCV may educate policymakers about the impact of proposed legislation. We urge you to let us know if there is an important issue or proposal that you think we should know about. ...

There are a wide variety of legislative proposals that may impact housing rights and the ability of people with disabilities to live fully integrated lives. The legislature is considering bills that would increase the amount available in the state budget to promote the building of new housing that is wheel chair accessible.  There are tax...

The disAbility Law Center of Virginia is a private nonprofit organization, dedicated to advancing the rights of people with disabilities in Virginia.  The dLCV may educate policymakers about the impact of proposed legislation. We urge you to let us know if there is an important issue or proposal that you think we should know about. ...

The Virginia Legislature will be considering many bills and budget amendments relating to the Commonwealth’s mental health services system.  There are several bills that suggest changes to the process for obtaining treatment through an emergency custody order, temporary detention order and involuntary commitment. Currently, a person in a mental health crisis can be held for...

Proposed amendments to the Governor’s budget proposal must be submitted by 5 pm today. There are more than 1000 bills being considered by the Virginia House of Delegates and nearly 600 by the Virginia Senate, plus hundreds of proposed resolutions in both chambers.  We are tracking as many of the disability-related bills as we can,...