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CS/CS/CS/HB 159: Establishment of Mental Health First Aid Training Program

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee ; Healthy Families Subcommittee ; Berman ; Wood ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Cruz ; Edwards ; Hood ; McGhee ; Pritchett ; Rooney ; Rouson ; Slosberg

Establishment of Mental Health First Aid Training Program; Requires DCF to establish mental health first aid training program; provides course requirements & requires certification of instructors; provides for expiration of program; provides appropriation; requires OPPAGA to conduct study on state mental health training programs; requires report. APPROPRIATION: $300,000

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/10/2013 House • Filed
11/5/2013 House • Referred to Healthy Families Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 20
2/4/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Healthy Families Subcommittee, 02/11/14, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
2/11/2014 House • CS by Healthy Families Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 156
2/12/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2/13/2014 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 150
3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 20
• CS by Healthy Families Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 135
3/7/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/11/14, 12:30 pm, Webster Hall
3/11/2014 House • CS/CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 273
3/12/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 267
3/13/2014 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 277
4/1/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/03/14, 8:30 am, Morris Hall
4/3/2014 House • CS/CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 466
4/4/2014 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 462
4/7/2014 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 475
4/21/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/14
4/23/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 623
• Read 3rd time -HJ 623
• CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 1 -HJ 624
4/23/2014 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 590
• Received -SJ 590
5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs