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2002 SESSION

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HB 8 Inspector General for MHMRSAS.

Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Inspector General for Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. Requires the written reports of the Inspector General concerning facility inspections to be transmitted to the Governor for his review and comment, as deemed necessary, and deletes the requirement that, prior to release of the Inspector General's reports, the Inspector General must obtain assurances from the Attorney General that the reports do not violate confidentiality laws. The Inspector General must, insofar as feasible, provide copies of the semiannual reports to the Governor in advance of the date for their submission to the General Assembly to provide a reasonable opportunity for comments of the Governor to be appended to the reports when submitted to the General Assembly. The Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services must comment on any recommendations made by the Inspector General.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 11/13/01 022504760  pdf | impact statement
• 01/31/02  House: Printed as engrossed 022504760-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB8ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/06/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0082)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 11/13/01 022504760
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/29/02  House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/02  House: Read first time
• 01/31/02  House: Read second time
• 01/31/02  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/31/02  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/31/02  House: Printed as engrossed 022504760-E
• 02/01/02  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/02  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/04/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/14/02  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/02  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/02  Senate: Read third time
• 02/18/02  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB8ER)
• 02/22/02  House: Enrolled
• 02/22/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/04/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 82 (effective 7/1/02)
• 03/06/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0082)