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CS/HB 1447: Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Hunschofsky ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; Benjamin ; Bush ; Chaney ; Daley ; Davis ; Driskell ; Fetterhoff ; Gottlieb ; Joseph ; Morales ; Robinson, F. ; Salzman ; Silvers ; Stevenson ; Thompson ; Trabulsy ; Valdés ; Woodson

Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse; Creates Commission on Mental Health & Substance Abuse; requires DCF to provide administrative & staff support services; provides purposes; provides for membership, term limits, meetings, & duties of commission; requires commission to submit reports of its findings & recommendations to Legislature & Governor; provides for future repeal unless saved by Legislature through reenactment.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2021-170)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/26/2021 House • Filed
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2021 House • Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
3/19/2021 House • Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda
3/23/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
3/24/2021 House • Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/26/2021 House • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
4/7/2021 House • Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
4/9/2021 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
4/12/2021 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
4/14/2021 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/15/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021)
4/20/2021 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/21/2021 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
4/21/2021 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Appropriations -SJ 571
4/21/2021 House • Message sent to senate
4/21/2021 Senate • Received -SJ 571
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2021-170)