Providing timely competency evaluations and restoration services to persons suffering from behavioral health disorders within the framework of the forensic mental health care system consistent with the requirements agreed to in the Trueblood settlement agreement.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 21, 2019
Signed May 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2019 · House Apr 15, 2019
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 45
Apr 24, 2019
D
Democratic28
96% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
21
Committee
17
Amendments
1
May 9, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Amended
Committee amendment not adopted.
upper
Apr 15, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-1)
house
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Civil Rights & Judiciary.
upper
Apr 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 03:30 PM
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:20 PM
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Feb 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
upper
Feb 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
BH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Jan 25, 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
Jan 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
upper
Jan 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care.
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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