A bill for an act relating to institutions under the control of the department of human services, including providing for the transfer of dangerous persons with mental illness from a hospital for persons with mental illness to the Iowa medical and classification center. (Formerly HSB 73.) Effective 7-1-19.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 18, 2019
Signed May 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2019 · House Apr 10, 2019
How they voted
26–14
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 41
Apr 27, 2019
D
Democratic15
93% Nay
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
0
Amendments
2
May 9, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 16.
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 99 nays none.
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1166 adopted.
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Amendment H-1166 filed.
lower
Feb 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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