Updating mental health advance directive laws.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 28, 2021
Signed May 12, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2021 · House Apr 8, 2021
How they voted
46–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Apr 15, 2021
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican20
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
22
Committee
17
May 12, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 1; excused, 0.
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
CRJ - Majority; do pass.
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee relieved of further consideration.
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
BH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care.
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karen Keiser
DDemocratic
Co
Manka Dhingra
DDemocratic
Co
RS
Rebecca Saldaña
DDemocratic
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