Relating to mental health first aid training provided by local mental health authorities and local behavioral health authorities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 8, 2023
Signed Jun 2, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2023
How they voted
29–2
Passed
Total votes 31
May 15, 2023
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican18
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
15
Committee
11
Jun 2, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 2, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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