Establishes Mental Health Screening in Schools Grant Program in DOE; appropriates $1 million.*
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Oct 2020
General Assembly Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Sep 2021
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Sep 28, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2021 · General Assembly Jul 30, 2020
How they voted
32–3
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 39
Mar 25, 2021
D
Democratic26
92% Yea
R
Republican13
61% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Sep 28, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.237.
executive
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (65-8-3)
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (33-3)
upper
Feb 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (22-0) (Singleton)
upper
Oct 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Aug 20, 2020
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Aug 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Aug 3, 2020
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
upper
Jul 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (59-10-5)
lower
Jul 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 22, 2020
Committee
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jun 22, 2020
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Health Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
lower
5 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
P
HC
Herb Conaway
DDemocratic
P
Pam Lampitt
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
P
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
AM
Angelica M. Jimenez
DDemocratic
Co
AC
Annette Chaparro
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
Co
GM
Gabriela M. Mosquera
DDemocratic
Co
JD
Joann Downey
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Danielsen
DDemocratic
Co
JA
John Armato
DDemocratic
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