RELATING TO HEALTH.
Summary
Designates the month of September of each year as Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. (SD1)
Bill status
vetoed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Signed Jun 12, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2019 · House Feb 28, 2019
How they voted
23–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Apr 11, 2019
D
Democratic24
95% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
6
Jul 9, 2019
Vetoed
Vetoed (SD1) on 07-09-19 - (SD1) Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1375).
upper
Jul 9, 2019
Vetoed
Vetoed (SD1) (Gov. Msg. No. 1375).
lower
Jun 24, 2019
Vetoed
Notice of Intent to veto (SD1) dated 06-24-19 (Gov. Msg. No. 1202)
upper
Jun 24, 2019
Vetoed
Notice of intent to veto (SD1) (Gov. Msg. No. 1202)
lower
Apr 22, 2019
Introduced
House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
lower
Apr 22, 2019
Introduced
Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 816).
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 890) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) S. Chang). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 1).
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Floor Amendment No. 11 offered.
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Kidani, Ruderman). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Ihara, S. Chang, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-28-19 2:45PM in conference room 224.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to LCA.
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 67).
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, McKelvey, Say, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Creagan, Lowen, Morikawa.
lower
Feb 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until Tuesday, 02-26-19.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 401) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, B. Kobayashi, Belatti, San Buenaventura, Say, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nakamura.
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to HLT, JUD, referral sheet 5
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
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