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CS/SB 1844: Mental Health and Substance Abuse

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Bean ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry

Mental Health and Substance Abuse; Revising provisions relating to the voluntary admission of minors to a facility for examination and treatment; requiring that a minor’s assent to voluntary care be verified through a clinical review; requiring law enforcement officers transporting individuals for involuntary treatment to take certain actions; requiring law enforcement officers transporting individuals for certain treatment to take certain actions, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 4/8/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-41
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/7/2022 Senate • Filed
1/12/2022 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 159
1/18/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 158
1/27/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/01/22, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/1/2022 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 243
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/2/2022 Senate • Now in Judiciary
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 249
2/3/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/07/22, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/7/2022 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 343
2/8/2022 Senate • Now in Appropriations
2/21/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/24/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/24/2022 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 454
2/25/2022 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/22 -SJ 484
3/1/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 417
• Amendment(s) adopted (302042) -SJ 417
• Read 3rd time -SJ 472
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 472
3/1/2022 House • In Messages
3/4/2022 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/7/2022)
• 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
3/7/2022 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/8/2022 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
3/8/2022 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 736
4/5/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2022 • Approved by Governor
4/8/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-41