RELATING TO ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Summary
Permits certain minors to consent to treatment or counseling by a mental health professional. Requires, as part of the standard of care, the minor patient to be informed about confidentiality. Restricts disclosure of a minor's payment information for mental health treatment in certain circumstances. (SB768 HD2)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Jun 22, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
15
Committee
20
Amendments
1
Apr 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-19 4:30PM in conference room 229.
upper
Apr 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-19 2:45PM in conference room 229.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-19 3:05PM in conference room 229.
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 750).
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Har, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Yamane excused (2).
lower
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1663) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Kong, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino, Belatti, Har, Mizuno.
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Committee
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1311) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, B. Kobayashi, Belatti, Nakamura, Say, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) San Buenaventura; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 27
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 240) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Gabbard). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Wakai, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kim, Fevella.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-21-19 9:00AM in conference room 016.
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 99) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, J.Keohokalole, Nishihara, Ruderman, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to CPH, JDC.
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CK
Clarence K. Nishihara
DDemocratic
P
RE
Russell E. Ruderman
DDemocratic
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