Addressing behavioral health provider shortages.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Mar 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 29, 2024 · House Feb 12, 2024
How they voted
48–0
Passed
Total votes 48
Feb 29, 2024
D
Democratic28
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
18
Committee
15
Mar 29, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 93; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0)
senate
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Health & Long Term Care.
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
lower
Feb 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
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