SB 973 Oregon Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Relating to behavioral health; and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Establishes Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment ] Improving People's Access to Community-based Treatment, Supports and Services Program administered by Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment ] Improving People's Access to Community-based Treatment, Supports and Services Grant Review Committee established in Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Specifies that purpose of program is to provide grants to counties and Oregon's federally recognized Indian tribes to establish evidence-based programs to provide comprehensive community supports and services to individuals with mental health or substance use disorders and reduce individuals' involvement in criminal justice system, decrease hospitalizations and decrease institutional placements. Specifies membership, duties and authority of committee. Requires committee to administer program in which counties, federally recognized Indian tribes or regional consortia of counties or Indian tribes may apply for state funds for comprehensive community supports and services. Requires ] Permits committee and Oregon Health Authority to jointly administer pilot project to provide technical assistance and performance ] work together to include coordinated care organizations in Improving People's Access to Community-based Treatment, Supports and Services Program in way that provides incentives to coordinated care organizations to test new strategies ] provide comprehensive community supports and services to reduce involvement in criminal justice system by members of coordinated care organization whose inadequately treated mental illnesses or substance use disorders are primary drivers of members' involvement in criminal justice system. Requires Improving People's Access to Community-based Treatment, Supports and Services Grant Review Committee to appoint subcommittee to explore policy areas for further discussion during 2020 regular session of Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Mar 4, 2019 Signed Jul 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 14, 2019 · House Jun 19, 2019

How they voted

280
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 29
Jun 14, 2019
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1
0% Nay
R Republican10
10 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Jul 15, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Jun 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed.
lower
Jun 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Jun 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
lower
Jun 17, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Jun 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Steiner Hayward. Passed.
upper
Jun 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
upper
Jun 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
upper
May 28, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Mar 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Judiciary.
upper
Mar 15, 2019
Committee
Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be returned to President's desk for referral. Referred to Judiciary by order of the President.
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
upper
Mar 4, 2019
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.