SB297: Veterans; Commissioner et al., to establish comprehensive program to address mental health needs.

Chief Patron

Toddy Puller (D-Mount Vernon)
Served: 2000–

Progress

☑	Introduced
☑	Passed Committee
☑	Passed House
☑	Passed Senate
☑	Signed by Governor
☑	Became Law

Status

03/27/2008: signed by governor
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01/08/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084016304
01/08/2008 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/16/2008 Assigned Education sub: Health Care
01/22/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB297)
01/24/2008 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/24/2008 Committee substitute printed 084082304-S1
01/24/2008 Rereferred to Finance
01/28/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB297S1)
02/06/2008 Reported from Finance with amendments (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2008 Read second time
02/08/2008 Reading of substitute waived
02/08/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 084082304-S1
02/08/2008 Reading of amendments waived
02/08/2008 Committee amendments agreed to
02/08/2008 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB297ES1
02/08/2008 Printed as engrossed 084082304-ES1
02/08/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2008 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2008 Communicated to House
02/13/2008 Placed on Calendar
02/13/2008 Read first time
02/13/2008 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/14/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB297ES1)
02/26/2008 Assigned App. sub: Public Safety (Sherwood)
02/27/2008 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (23-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/28/2008 Committee substitute printed 082424304-H1
02/29/2008 Read second time
03/03/2008 Read third time
03/03/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 082424304-H1
03/03/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB297H1
03/03/2008 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
03/03/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2008 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB297H1)
03/08/2008 Enrolled
03/08/2008 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB297ER)
03/08/2008 Signed by Speaker
03/11/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB297ER)
03/11/2008 Signed by President
03/12/2008 Signed by Speaker
03/12/2008 Signed by President
03/27/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 754 (effective 7/1/08)

Summary

Veterans Services; mental health program. Requires the Commissioner of Veterans Services to establish, in cooperation with the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services and the Department of Rehabilitative Services, a comprehensive program to address the unique mental health needs of veterans, including post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries, and seek additional federal, state, and private sources of funding for such program.

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