RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Summary
Establishes a pilot program within the Adult Mental Services Division of the Department of Health to expand existing county programs that make one or more mental health professionals available to assist county first responders in responding to mental health crises in areas in the urban core with high rates of homelessness. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Last action Mar 24, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2022
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Mar 3, 2022
D
Democratic45
95% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
10
Mar 24, 2022
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Committee
Reported from HTH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3365) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HTH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Baker, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HTH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-22 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 11, 2022
Committee
Re-Referred to HTH, WAM.
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Committee
Referred to HTH/GVO, WAM.
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 22).
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matayoshi, Todd excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Todd, Wildberger; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Reported from HHH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 525-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on HHH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Tam, Gates, Har, Kapela, Nishimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to HHH, FIN, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cedric Gates
DDemocratic
P
Della Belatti
DDemocratic
P
JK
Jeanné Kapela
DDemocratic
P
Ryan I. Yamane
DDemocratic
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