Bill Summary

SB 1340 Mental Health and Substance Abuse (2015 Session)
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Sponsors
by Latvala (J)  CS Sponsors: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
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Summary
Mental Health and Substance Abuse; Authorizing a family member of a patient or an interested party to petition a court for the appointment of a guardian advocate; establishing the Substance Abuse Assistance Pilot Program within the Department of Children and Families; authorizing an adult with capacity to execute a mental health or substance abuse treatment advance directive; prohibiting criminal prosecution of a health care facility, provider, or surrogate who acts pursuant to a mental health or substance abuse treatment decision, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2015
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committees of reference
   S Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
» S Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
   S Appropriations
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Actions
02/25/15
SENATE
Filed
03/02/15
SENATE
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
03/09/15
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/15, 9:00 am, 301 S
03/12/15
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Not Considered by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
03/16/15
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On Committee agenda - Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/19/15, 1:00 pm, 301 S
03/19/15
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Favorable with CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/20/15
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/23/15
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
05/01/15
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Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
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bill text & filed amendments
1340
Filed on 02/25/15
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Amendment 345708 DE
Garcia
Filed on 03/18/15
Replaced by CS
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1340C1
Filed on 03/20/15
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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