l9n/ Connecticut

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 5456

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES FOR REVISIONS TO THE MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES STATUTES.

Became law as Public Act 16-130, signed June 7, 2016, 103 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To change references in the Department of Mental Health and Addiction statutes to "substance abuse conditions" and "substance abuse disorders" to "substance use disorders".

Sponsors

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

In the House of Representatives

2 co-sponsors

Kathleen M. McCarty, Cecilia Buck-Taylor

Its course

February 25 to June 7, 2016, 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 action18 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 25 to Apr 1247 days

Public Health CommitteeFeb 25 to Mar 711 days

In the SenateApr 12 to May 422 days

Waiting to be sentMay 4 to May 2521 days

With the GovernorMay 25 to Jun 713 days

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

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

In the House of Representatives Feb 25 – Apr 12

  1. Feb 25Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
  2. Feb 26Heard in Public Health Committee
  3. Mar 7Public Health Committee recommended a substitute for it
  4. Apr 12Passed the House of Representatives

In the Senate Apr 14 – May 4

  1. Apr 14Arrived in the Senate
  2. May 4Passed the Senate

To the Governor May 19 – Jun 7

  1. May 19Numbered Public Act 16-130
  2. May 25Sent to the Secretary of the State
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Jun 7Signed by the Governor
All 18 actions, as published
  1. Feb 25REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Feb 26PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 7Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  4. Mar 8FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 14REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Mar 21RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Mar 21FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 21HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 21FILE NO.Both houses
  10. Apr 12HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
  11. Apr 14FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  12. Apr 14SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
  13. May 4SENATE PASSEDSenate
  14. May 4ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
  15. May 19PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
  16. May 25TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
  17. May 25TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
  18. Jun 7SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor