PUBLIC BENEFITS-MENTAL HEALTH
Summary
Amends the Public Employee Disability Act, the Line of Duty Compensation Act, and the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. Includes mental health professionals within the scope of the Acts. Defines "mental health professional" as any person employed and dispatched by a unit of local government to respond to crisis calls received on public emergency service lines instead of or in conjunction with law enforcement.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 17, 2024
Last action Apr 19, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 16, 2024
How they voted
79–27
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 117
Apr 16, 2024
D
Democratic77
89% Yea
R
Republican40
67% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Apr 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Apr 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-027-001
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 009-001-000
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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