AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE DISCHARGE PLANNING (Amends current law so that, as part of a comprehensive discharge plan, a hospital would be allowed to try to contact the patient's emergency contact and the certified peer recovery specialists, in accordance with federal law.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 14, 2019
Signed Jun 28, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 11, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Jun 28, 2019
Signed into law
06/28/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 25, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/25/2019 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 18, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 13, 2019
Committee
06/13/2019 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
Jun 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/11/2019 House read and passed
lower
Jun 4, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/04/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 26, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/26/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
03/22/2019 Committee transferred to House Corporations
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/20/2019 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/20/2019)
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
02/27/2019 Committee transferred to House H.E.W.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced
02/14/2019 Introduced, referred to House Finance
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Bennett
DDemocratic
P
DM
Dennis M. Canario
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
P
Mike Chippendale
RRepublican
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