Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 10, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 6662
AN ACT DECLARING RACISM AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS AND ESTABLISHING THE COMMISSION ON RACIAL EQUITY IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To declare racism as a public health crisis, establish the Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health and require studies concerning the racial equity of various state programs related to such crisis.
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
Sponsor
10 co-sponsors
Anthony L. Nolan, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Caroline Simmons, Lucy Dathan, Josh Elliott, Travis Simms, Robyn A. Porter, David Michel, Brandon L. McGee Jr., Joshua M. Hall
In the Senate
2 co-sponsors
Its course
March 19 to May 10, 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 action9 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 19 to May 10 · stopped52 days
Appropriations CommitteeMar 19 to Apr 2133 days
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 House of Representatives Mar 19 – Apr 21
- Mar 19Introduced and sent to Appropriations Committee
- Mar 22Heard in Appropriations Committee
- Apr 21Appropriations Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 9 actions, as published
- Mar 19REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 22PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Apr 21Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Apr 22FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 3REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- May 10RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 10FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 10HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- May 10FILE NO.Both houses