Relates to permitting certain runaways or homeless youth who are receiving crisis or support services to consent to medical, dental, health and hospital services
Summary
Permits runaways and homeless youth under the age of 18 who are receiving approved crisis or support services to consent to medical, dental, health and hospital services.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Assembly Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Dec 2022
Introduced Apr 29, 2022
Signed Dec 23, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2022 · Assembly Jun 4, 2022
How they voted
51–8
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 61
May 23, 2022
D
Democratic42
95% Yea
R
Republican19
57% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Dec 23, 2022
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.780
upper
Jun 4, 2022
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (94-39-4)
assembly
Jun 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 23, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
May 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Apr 29, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jabari Brisport
DDemocratic/Working Families
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