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2009 SESSION

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HB 2459 Right to notify; consumer in mental health facility to have opportunity thereto of his condition.

Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Consumers; right to notify.  Provides that a consumer in a mental health facility shall have the opportunity to have an individual of his choosing notified of his general condition, location, and transfer to another facility. This bill is identical to SB 1076.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/09  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093188528  pdf | impact statement
• 02/18/09  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2459ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 02/25/09  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0111)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/09  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093188528
• 01/14/09  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/27/09  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/09  House: Read first time
• 01/29/09  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/30/09  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/09  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/02/09  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/12/09  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/09  Senate: Read third time
• 02/16/09  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/09  House: Enrolled
• 02/18/09  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2459ER)
• 02/18/09  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/18/09  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/25/09  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 111 (effective 7/1/09)
• 02/25/09  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0111)