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CS/SB 12: Mental Health and Substance Abuse

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Garcia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Galvano ; Ring

Mental Health and Substance Abuse; Including services provided to treatment-based mental health programs within case management funded from state revenues as an element of the state courts system; requiring assessment findings to be provided to the plan that is financially responsible for a child’s care in residential treatment under certain circumstances; specifying certain persons who are prohibited from being appointed as a person’s guardian advocate; authorizing a court to make a determination of involuntary outpatient services, etc. APPROPRIATION: $400,000

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 4/15/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-241, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 373 (Ch. 2016-80), CS/CS/CS/HB 439 (Ch. 2016-127), HB 5101 (Ch. 2016-65)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/7/2016 Senate • Filed
• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 6
1/11/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/14/16, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 6
1/14/2016 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 184
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 184
1/21/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 01/26/16, 3:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
1/26/2016 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 291
1/28/2016 Senate • Now in Appropriations
2/15/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/18/2016 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 434
2/22/2016 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 434
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
• CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 434
2/23/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 448
• Amendment(s) adopted (113384, 219266, 318332, 324962, 578332, 723728, 739756, 776344, 795792, 889952, 944810) -SJ 449
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 451
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/24/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 482
• Amendment(s) adopted (104600, 723442) -SJ 483
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 33 NAYS 0 -SJ 483
• Immediately certified -SJ 494
2/24/2016 House • In Messages
3/2/2016 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 688
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/16
• Received -HJ 687
3/4/2016 House • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 7097 -HJ 749
• Read 2nd time -HJ 749
• Amendment(s) adopted (350933, 388449, 397419) -HJ 778
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/7/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 850
• Amendment(s) adopted (449409, 492751, 715781) -HJ 851
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 106 NAYS 2 -HJ 852
3/7/2016 Senate • In returning messages
3/11/2016 Senate • Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (490998) -SJ 1036, 1102
• Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (171349) -SJ 1102
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 1102
3/11/2016 House • In returning messages
• Was taken up -HJ 1107
• Concurred in Senate amendment(s) to House amendment(s) (490998) -HJ 1135
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 1 -HJ 1135
3/11/2016 Senate • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 1435
4/1/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/15/2016 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2016-241, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 373 (Ch. 2016-80), CS/CS/CS/HB 439 (Ch. 2016-127), HB 5101 (Ch. 2016-65)