SB 131 Georgia Senate · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Department of Behavorial Health and Developmental Disabilities; provide for certification; policies and procedures

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to powers and duties of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, so as to provide for the certification, rather than licensing, of crisis stabilization units; to provide for policies and procedures; to remove certain provisions relating to the promulgation of rules and regulations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Mar 2015
Senate Passage
Mar 2015
House Passage
Mar 2015
Signed into Law
May 2015
Introduced Feb 18, 2015 Signed May 6, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2015

How they voted

360
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Mar 4, 2015
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 6, 2015
Signed into law
Act 179
upper
May 6, 2015
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 2, 2015
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 27, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 24, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 4, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 2, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 19, 2015
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
30 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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