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HB 65 Virginia Missing Child with Autism Alert Program; established.

Introduced by: Jason S. Miyares | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Establishment of the Virginia Missing Child with Autism Alert Program. Creates a program for local, regional, or statewide notification of a missing child with autism. The bill defines a missing child with autism as a child (i) whose whereabouts are unknown; (ii) who has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; (iii) who is 17 years of age or younger or is currently enrolled in a secondary school in the Commonwealth, regardless of age; and (iv) whose disappearance poses a credible threat as determined by law enforcement to the safety and health of the child and under such other circumstances as deemed appropriate by the Virginia State Police.

FULL TEXT

• 12/05/19  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100531D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/19/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB65ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/02/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0019)  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/05/19  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100531D
• 12/05/19  House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
• 01/15/20  House: Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
• 01/30/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/20  House: Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/20  House: Read first time
• 02/05/20  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/06/20  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/20  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 02/12/20  Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/20  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/20  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/20  House: Enrolled
• 02/19/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB65ER)
• 02/19/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/20/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/24/20  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2020
• 02/24/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 2, 2020
• 03/02/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 19 (effective 7/1/20)
• 03/02/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0019)