l9n/ Connecticut

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 6398

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

Became law as Public Act 21-75, signed June 24, 2021, 139 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To allow (1) patients in the maximum security building at Whiting Forensic Hospital to be present during routine searches of personal belongings and to add two members to the hospital's advisory board, and (2) the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to use one electronic health record system that all clinical staff can use for documentation across all department clinics and hospitals.

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

Its course

February 5 to June 24, 2021, 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 11 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to May 24108 days

Public Health CommitteeFeb 5 to Mar 1235 days

In the SenateMay 24 to Jun 411 days

Waiting to be sentJun 4 to Jun 1612 days

With the GovernorJun 16 to Jun 248 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 5 – May 24

  1. Feb 5Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
  2. Feb 25Heard in Public Health Committee
  3. Mar 12Public Health Committee recommended a substitute for it
  4. May 24Passed the House of Representatives

In the Senate May 26 – Jun 4

  1. May 26Arrived in the Senate
  2. Jun 4Passed the Senate

To the Governor Jun 15 – Jun 24

  1. Jun 15Numbered Public Act 21-75
  2. Jun 16Sent to the Secretary of the State
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Jun 24Signed by the Governor
All 18 actions, as published
  1. Feb 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Feb 25PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 12Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  4. Mar 12FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 22REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Mar 29RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Mar 29FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 29HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 29FILE NO.Both houses
  10. May 24HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
  11. May 26FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  12. May 26SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
  13. Jun 4SENATE PASSEDSenate
  14. Jun 4ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
  15. Jun 15PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
  16. Jun 16TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
  17. Jun 16TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
  18. Jun 24SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor