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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

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  • CS/SB 914, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/21/2023 at 8:58 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 655 (c2) Suicide Prevention Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/20/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 914 (Ch. 2023-252)
    S 468 Suicide Prevention Garcia Compare Last Action: 2/20/2023 S Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 914 (Ch. 2023-252)

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    111.09 Peer support for first responders. Page 1 (pdf)
    112.1815 Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and law enforcement officers; special provisions for employment-related accidents and injuries. Page 2 (pdf)
    394.9086 Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 914, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/12/2023 at 9:33 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 655 (c2) Suicide Prevention Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/20/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 914 (Ch. 2023-252)
    S 468 Suicide Prevention Garcia Compare Last Action: 2/20/2023 S Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 914 (Ch. 2023-252)

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/19/2023 6:01 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/20/2023 12:08 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    111.09 Peer support for first responders. Page 1 (pdf)
    112.1815 Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and law enforcement officers; special provisions for employment-related accidents and injuries. Page 2 (pdf)
    394.9086 Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • SB 914, Original Filed Version Posted 2/17/2023 at 11:05 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/13/2023 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2023 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/17/2023 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/10/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/11/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 655 (c2) Suicide Prevention Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/20/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 914 (Ch. 2023-252)
    S 468 Suicide Prevention Garcia Compare Last Action: 2/20/2023 S Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 914 (Ch. 2023-252)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    733030 - Amendment
    Delete lines 109 - 216 and insert:
    Rules
    (Garcia)
    4/10/2023
    7:15 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/11/2023
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/14/2023 8:30 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/20/2023 3:30 PM Health Policy 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/11/2023 8:30 AM Rules 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    111.09 Peer support for first responders. Page 1 (pdf)
    112.1815 Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and law enforcement officers; special provisions for employment-related accidents and injuries. Page 2 (pdf)
    394.9086 Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Page 4 (pdf)

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