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2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 893

AN ACT CONCERNING NOTIFICATION TO THE OFFICE OF PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES CLIENT DEATHS.

Became law as Public Act 09-67, signed May 27, 2009, 105 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services to promptly report deaths of individuals with psychiatric disabilities to the Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities in certain circumstances.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

In the House of Representatives

    5 co-sponsors

    David A. Scribner, Susan M. Johnson, Michelle L. Cook, Lawrence G. Miller, Minnie Gonzalez

    Its course

    February 11 to May 27, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action24 actions on 15 days

    In the SenateFeb 11 to Apr 2977 days

    Human Services CommitteeFeb 11 to Mar 1027 days

    Public Health CommitteeApr 14 to Apr 217 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 29 to May 1415 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 14 to May 2612 days

    With the GovernorMay 26 to May 271 day

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Feb 11 โ€“ Apr 29

    1. Introduced and sent to Human Services Committee
    2. Heard in Human Services Committee
    3. Human Services Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Sent to Public Health Committee
    5. Public Health Committee recommended it
    6. Passed the Senate

    In the House of Representatives Apr 30 โ€“ May 14

    1. Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. Passed the House of Representatives

    To the Governor May 20 โ€“ May 27

    1. Numbered Public Act 09-67
    2. Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Signed by the Governor
    All 24 actions, as published