Establishes Mental Health Screening in Schools Grant Program in DOE; appropriates $1 million.*
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Oct 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 16, 2020
Last action Mar 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2021
How they voted
22–0
Passed · 18 other
Total votes 40
Feb 19, 2021
D
Democratic26
80% Yea
R
Republican14
7% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Feb 19, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-0-18)
senate
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
Mar 16, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
P
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Diegnan
DDemocratic
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