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CS/SB 7012: Substance Abuse and Mental Health

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rouson

Substance Abuse and Mental Health; Providing additional duties for the Statewide Office for Suicide Prevention; requiring the Department of Transportation to work with the office in developing a plan relating to evidence-based suicide deterrents in certain locations; requiring that certain information be provided to the guardian or representative of a minor patient released from involuntary examination; requiring the maintenance of psychotropic medications to specified defendants under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 6/19/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-39
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  2. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/5/2019 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 11/12/19, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
11/12/2019 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
11/13/2019 Senate • Filed
11/21/2019 Senate • Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 120
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 119
2/10/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/13/20, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/13/2020 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 326
2/17/2020 Senate • Now in Appropriations
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/20/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
2/24/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/27/2020 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 357
3/2/2020 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 362
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/20 -SJ 411
3/4/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 404
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/5/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 458
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 459
3/5/2020 House • In Messages
3/9/2020 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 1011
• Received -HJ 1011
3/10/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20
• Read 2nd time -HJ 1055
• Amendment(s) adopted (541211) -HJ 1055, 1061
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/11/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1118
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 1119
3/11/2020 Senate • In returning messages
3/13/2020 Senate • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (541211) -SJ 887
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 887, 888
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 887
6/3/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/18/2020 • Approved by Governor
6/19/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-39