Mental health; requiring the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to issue certain request for proposals subject to availability of funds; transferring certain duties. Effective date. Emergency.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 6, 2023
Signed May 2, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2023 · House Apr 25, 2023
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 47
Mar 6, 2023
D
Democratic8
62% Yea
R
Republican39
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 2, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/02/2023
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 2
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Public Health Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
upper
Mar 6, 2023
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 6, 2023
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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