Concerning psychiatric payments under medical assistance programs for certain rural hospitals that are not designated as critical access hospitals, do not participate in the certified public expenditure program, have less than fifty acute care beds, and have combined medicare and medicaid inpatient days greater than fifty percent of total days.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 23, 2019
Signed Apr 24, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2019 · House Mar 1, 2019
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 44
Apr 11, 2019
D
Democratic27
88% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
14
Committee
13
Apr 24, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
President signed.
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-3)
senate
Apr 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass.
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:00 AM
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
lower
Mar 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
lower
Mar 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
BH - Majority; do pass.
lower
Mar 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care.
lower
Mar 1, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-0-4)
house
Feb 19, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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