File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 544  
- Sponsored By: 
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Delegates Hammen,
 Pendergrass, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue,
 Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough,
 Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rudolph, V. Turner, and
 Weldon
 
- Entitled: 
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Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services - Establishment,
Membership, and Duties
 
Establishing the Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services;
providing for the membership, tenure, and chairs of the Committee;
requiring the Committee to monitor access to public mental health
services for eligible individuals and medically necessary mental
health services for individuals covered by private insurance;
requiring the Committee to submit an annual report to the Governor and
the General Assembly regarding systemic barriers to access and
recommendations to mitigate these barriers; etc.
House Action
- 2/9
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 3/2
 - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/22
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 3/21
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/23
 - Third Reading Passed (134-0)
 - 4/5
 - House Concur - Senate Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (134-0)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
Senate Action
- 3/24
 - First Reading Finance
 - 3/28
 - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/4
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 4/2
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/4
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 5/26
 - Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
 - Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
 - Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
 - Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
 - Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
 - Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
 - Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
 - Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
 - Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
 - Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
 - Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
 - Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
 - Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
 - Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
 - Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
 - Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
 - Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
 - Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
 - Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
 - Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
 - Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.
 - LEGISLATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 - MENTAL HEALTH
 - REPORTS
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   State Government
 - (
 2-10A-05 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 House 
- Number: 056582/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2005      at:
11:56 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
Senate
- Number: 307478/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2005       at:
11:13 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 23, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (134-0)
 - April 5, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (134-0)
 
Senate
- April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (46-0)