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CS/CS/SB 838: Public Records/Mental Health Treatment and Services

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Powell

Public Records/Mental Health Treatment and Services; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for petitions for voluntary and involuntary admission for mental health treatment, court orders, related records, and personal identifying information regarding persons seeking mental health treatment and services; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/24/2019 - Chapter No. 2019-51
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/7/2019 Senate • Filed
2/15/2019 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 94
3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 94
3/6/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/11/19, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
3/11/2019 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 195
3/12/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/13/2019 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
3/14/2019 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 242
3/28/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/02/19, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Building
4/2/2019 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 283
• Now in Rules
4/18/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/23/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
4/23/2019 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 451
4/24/2019 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/19 -SJ 578
• CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 452
4/26/2019 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 526
• Read 3rd time -SJ 526
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 526
4/26/2019 House • In Messages
4/29/2019 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 1014
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/19
• Received -HJ 1014
4/30/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 1071
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/1/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1111
• CS passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 0 -HJ 1111
5/1/2019 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 766
5/21/2019 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/23/2019 • Approved by Governor
5/24/2019 • Chapter No. 2019-51