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2019 Regular Session

Senate Bill 967

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES REGARDING EMERGENCY MEDICATION.

Became law as Public Act 19-99, signed July 1, 2019, 123 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To allow a hospital to administer emergency medication to a patient who is a defendant placed in the custody of the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services without consent if obtaining consent would cause a medically harmful delay.

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

    2 co-sponsors

    William A. Petit Jr., M.D., Kenneth Gucker

    Its course

    February 28 to July 1, 2019, 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 action25 actions on 15 days

    In the SenateFeb 28 to May 3192 days

    Public Health CommitteeFeb 28 to Mar 2222 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 17 to Apr 225 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 31 to Jun 55 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 5 to Jun 2419 days

    With the GovernorJun 24 to Jul 17 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 Senate Feb 28 – May 31

    1. Feb 28Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
    2. Mar 8Heard in Public Health Committee
    3. Mar 22Public Health Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 17Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. Apr 22Judiciary Committee recommended it
    6. May 31Passed the Senate

    In the House of Representatives Jun 1 – Jun 5

    1. Jun 1Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. Jun 5Passed the House of Representatives

    To the Governor Jun 20 – Jul 1

    1. Jun 20Numbered Public Act 19-99
    2. Jun 24Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jul 1Signed by the Governor
    All 25 actions, as published
    1. Feb 28REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 8PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 22Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 25FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 4REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 10RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 10FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 10SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 10FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 17REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    11. Apr 22Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 23RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 23NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 23FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    16. May 31SENATE PASSEDSenate
    17. May 31ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
    18. Jun 1FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    19. Jun 1HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    20. Jun 5HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    21. Jun 5IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    22. Jun 20PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    23. Jun 24TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    24. Jun 24TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    25. Jul 1SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor