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CS/SB 1756: Examination and Treatment of Individuals with Mental Illness

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Garcia

Examination and Treatment of Individuals with Mental Illness; Providing responsibilities of the Department of Children and Families for a comprehensive statewide mental health and substance abuse program; revising rights of individuals receiving mental health treatment and services to provide for the use of health care surrogates or proxies to make decisions; designated receiving facilities to permit access authority to an agency designated by the Governor to serve as the federally mandated protection and advocacy system for individuals with disabilities, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Appropriations
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
3/3/2017 Senate • Filed
3/14/2017 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 218
3/15/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 218
3/29/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/03/17, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
4/3/2017 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 299
4/4/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/5/2017 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 306
4/6/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 299
4/13/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/18/17, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
4/18/2017 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 443
4/20/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 443
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Appropriations