Requires DOH to develop and implement plan to improve access to perinatal mood and anxiety disorder screening.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Dec 2021
Senate Passage
Dec 2021
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2022
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Jan 10, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Dec 20, 2021
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Dec 20, 2021
D
Democratic26
100% Yea
R
Republican12
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Jan 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (79-0-0)
lower
Dec 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Dec 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Sep 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Sep 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
5 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JD
Joann Downey
DDemocratic
P
SB
Sandra B. Cunningham
DDemocratic
P
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
P
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
Co
EH
Eric Houghtaling
DDemocratic
Co
GM
Gabriela M. Mosquera
DDemocratic
Co
HC
Herb Conaway
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Danielsen
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Testa
RRepublican
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