Indiana behavioral health commission.
Summary
Establishes the Indiana behavioral health commission (commission). Specifies the membership of the commission. Requires the commission to prepare: (1) an interim report not later than October 1, 2020; and (2) a final report not later than October 1, 2022. Specifies the issues and topics to be discussed in the commission reports. Requires commission reports to be issued to the following parties: (1) The governor. (2) The legislative council. (3) Any other party specified by the commission chairperson. Requires commission reports to be issued in an electronic format. Abolishes the commission on December 31, 2022. Defines certain terms. Makes conforming amendments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 3, 2020
Signed Mar 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2020 · House Feb 18, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 41
Feb 4, 2020
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 330: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Feb 18, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (85-3-4)
house
Feb 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-1)
senate
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CK
Cindy Kirchhofer
RRepublican
P
JR
John Ruckelshaus
RRepublican
P
Michael Crider
RRepublican
Co
Bob Cherry
RRepublican
Co
J.D. Ford
DDemocratic
Co
John Crane
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
Co
RG
Ronald Grooms
RRepublican
Co
RH
Ryan Hatfield
DDemocratic
Co
TG
Terry Goodin
DDemocratic
Co
Vaneta Becker
RRepublican
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