SENATE BILL 92

Sponsored By:

Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

Entitled:

Mental Hygiene Law

Synopsis:

Authorizing the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to collect fees from a core service agency for treatment of those eligible for admission into specified State facilities; allowing the Department to retain fees collected for care and treatment of individuals in facilities and to maintain and operate the facilities; and repealing the authority of the Director of the Mental Hygiene Administration to establish specified districts corresponding to availability of State facilities and to appoint specified mental health directors.

Legislative History

Senate Action

10/16

Pre-filed

1/8

First Reading Finance

Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.

3/18

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

Favorable with Amendments

Laid Over (Senator Young) Adopted

3/19

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/21

Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Young) Adopted

Motion Reconsider Favorable with Amendments Report (Senator Young) Adopted

Motion Reconsider Committee Amendment (Senator Young) Adopted

Committee Amendment (Finance) Withdrawn

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/24

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

4/5

Returned Passed

5/8

Signed by the Governor Chapter 325

House Action

3/22

First Reading Appropriations

3/25

Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.

3/27

Hearing cancelled

3/31

Re-referred Environmental Matters

Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.

4/4

Favorable Report by Environmental Matters

3/31

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/1

Third Reading Passed (138-0)

Sponsored by:

Chairman, Finance Comm.

Departmental

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

MENTAL HEALTH

STATE HOSPITALS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 7-705 , 10-204 , 10-309 , 16-204 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

SENATE

Number: 837548/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 21, 1997 at: 11:05 Status: Withdrawn