AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES.
Summary
This Act creates the 17-person Behavioral Health Planning and Advisory Council to the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health and ensures the Council will satisfy the requirements of Title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-4(a)). The Act designates the Council as Delaware’s State Mental Health Planning Council under Title XIX of the Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 300x). The Act also makes clear that the Council is a public body for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2020
Committee Review
House Passage
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Aug 2020
Introduced Jun 17, 2020
Signed Aug 6, 2020
Floor votes · House Jun 24, 2020
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
0
Aug 6, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 17, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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