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CS/SB 914: Suicide Prevention

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Garcia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Book

Suicide Prevention; Authorizing certain diagnoses to be made through telehealth; renaming the Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse as the Commission on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder; revising the purposes of the commission to include an assessment of the state’s suicide prevention infrastructure; revising the membership and duties of the commission; requiring the commission to submit annual interim reports to the Governor and Legislature for a specified timeframe, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 6/16/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-252
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Health Policy (HP)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/17/2023 Senate • Filed
2/28/2023 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health Policy; Rules
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/9/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/14/23, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
3/14/2023 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Now in Health Policy
3/15/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/20/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/20/2023 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
3/21/2023 Senate • Now in Rules
4/6/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/11/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/11/2023 Senate • CS by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
4/12/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Rules read 1st time
4/13/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/19/23
4/19/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 438
• Read 3rd time -SJ 438
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 438
• Immediately certified -SJ 438
4/19/2023 House • In Messages
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/20/2023 House • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 655
• Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
4/20/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
6/12/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/16/2023 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2023-252