Voluntary Admissions of Minors
Summary
Voluntary Admissions of Minors; Revises provisions relating to voluntary admission of minors to facility for examination & treatment; requires minor's assent to voluntary care be verified.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2022
Last action Mar 7, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 17, 2022
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Feb 17, 2022
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1844 (Ch. 2022-41)
lower
Feb 17, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (20-0-1)
house
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Linda Chaney
RRepublican
Co
Christine Hunschofsky
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Anne Fetterhoff
RRepublican
Co
SV
Susan Valdés
RRepublican
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