provide immunity for qualified mental health professionals at appropriate regional facilities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Mar 11, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2020 · House Mar 3, 2020
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 22
Feb 6, 2020
D
Democratic5
80% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Mar 11, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on March 11, 2020 S.J. 493
executive
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 1. H.J. 451
upper
Mar 3, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (37-0-3)
house
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Judiciary Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0.
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Committee
Referred to House Judiciary H.J. 410
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0. S.J. 158
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Health and Human Services Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 0.
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 10
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael G Diedrich
RRepublican
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