MENTAL HEALTH: Provides relative to standards for psychiatric hospitals and residential substance abuse facilities (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB 868 is a procedural amendment bill that modifies the text of a larger law regarding standards for psychiatric hospitals and substance abuse facilities. The bill does not introduce new policies or directly affect any individuals but instead corrects specific wording and formatting errors within the existing legislation. These technical changes adjust references to subsections and paragraphs to ensure the legal document is accurate. As a result, the bill has no substantive impact on the operations of healthcare facilities or the care of patients.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Apr 2, 2024
Signed Jun 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2024 · House May 14, 2024
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 38
May 29, 2024
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 23, 2024
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
May 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (11-0).
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Peter Egan
RRepublican
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