Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Summary
Substance Abuse and Mental Health; Providing additional duties for the Statewide Office for Suicide Prevention; requiring the Department of Transportation to work with the office in developing a plan relating to evidence-based suicide deterrents in certain locations; requiring that certain information be provided to the guardian or representative of a minor patient released from involuntary examination; requiring the maintenance of psychotropic medications to specified defendants under certain circumstances, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jun 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2020 · House Mar 11, 2020
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 5, 2020
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Jun 18, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 887, 888
upper
Mar 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (541211)
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (541211) -HJ 1055, 1061
lower
Mar 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Calendar
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/20/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/13/20, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Nov 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
upper
Nov 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
upper
Nov 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 11/12/19, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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