CHAPTER NUMBER: 318 
File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 796  
- Sponsored By: 
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Senators Kelley, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Exum, Forehand,
Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer,
Middleton, Ruben, Teitelbaum,
 Della, Hafer, and Hooper
 
- 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.
Senate Action
- 2/4
 - First Reading Finance
 - 2/16
 - Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/24
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 3/23
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/28
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 - 4/7
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 3/27
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/4
 - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
 - 4/5
 - Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/7
 - Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 4/2
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/4
 - Third Reading Passed (134-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/10
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 318
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 - Senator John C. Astle, District 30
 - Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
 - Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
 - Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
 - Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
 - Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
 - Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
 - Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
 - Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
 - Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
 - Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
 - Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
 - Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
 - Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
 - Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
 - Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
 - Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
 
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):
 Senate
- Number: 447875/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2005      at:
1:35 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 28, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
 
House 
- April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (134-0)