2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 796

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 544
Sponsored By:
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:
Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services - Establishment, Membership, and Duties

Synopsis:

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.

History by Legislative Date

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 )

Documents:

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)