MHDD CD-COUNSELING SESSIONS
Summary
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that until the consent of the adult's guardian has been obtained, counseling or psychotherapy provided to an adult under guardianship shall be limited to not more than 12 (rather than 5) sessions, a session lasting not more than 60 (rather than 45) minutes. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Mar 20, 2019
Signed Jul 12, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2019 · House Mar 20, 2019
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 48
May 16, 2019
D
Democratic30
90% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Jul 12, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Services; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 20, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-1-3)
house
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 006-000-000
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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