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1998 SESSION

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SB 494 Joint Commission on Behavioral Health Care.

Introduced by: Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Joint Commission on Behavioral Health Care. Creates the Joint Commission on Behavioral Health Care, similar to the Joint Commission on Health Care, to study, report, and make recommendations on all areas of behavioral health care provision, regulation, and delivery of services. This is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Evaluate the Future Delivery of Publicly Funded Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. This bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 1999, and the Commission will expire in July 1, 2004.

FULL TEXT

• 01/26/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 988987661  pdf
• 02/12/98  Senate: Printed as engrossed 988987661-E  pdf
• 03/13/98  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB494ER)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Governor's recommendation
• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/26/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 988987661
• 01/26/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 02/04/98  Senate: Assigned to Rules sub-committee: Studies
• 02/10/98  Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/98  Senate: Read second time
• 02/12/98  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/12/98  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/12/98  Senate: Title replaced
• 02/12/98  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/12/98  Senate: Printed as engrossed 988987661-E
• 02/13/98  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/98  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/17/98  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/18/98  House: Read first time
• 02/18/98  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/19/98  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 2
• 03/02/98  House: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 10-N)
• 03/03/98  House: Read second time
• 03/04/98  House: Read third time
• 03/04/98  House: Motion for pending question agreed to
• 03/04/98  House: Pending question ordered
• 03/04/98  House: Passed House (56-Y 40-N)
• 03/04/98  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (56-Y 40-N)
• 03/13/98  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB494ER)
• 03/23/98  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/23/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/25/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/16/98  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/16/98  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/22/98  Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (20-Y 18-N)
• 04/22/98  Senate: VOTE: REJECTED-ENROLLED BILL R (20-Y 18-N)
• 04/22/98  Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto