An Act relative to student mental health
Summary
By Representatives Lewis of Framingham and Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1999) of Jack Patrick Lewis, Natalie M. Higgins and others for legislation to require that student identification cards contain suicide prevention lifeline contact information. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Dec 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Dec 26, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Dec 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
lower
Dec 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
upper
Dec 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3001
upper
Jul 29, 2024
Committee
Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Jun 27, 2024
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
upper
Jun 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
lower
0 primary · 39 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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