Mental Health Crisis Intervention Hotline; SHHR to establish a work group to evaluate. (SB930)
Introduced By
Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Establish a work group to evaluate the feasibility of establishing and maintaining a Mental Health Crisis Intervention Hotline. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to establish a work group to evaluate the feasibility of (i) establishing and maintaining a 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week, toll-free Mental Health Crisis Intervention Hotline (the Hotline) to receive anonymous tips regarding individuals suspected to be in need of mental health treatment to facilitate mental health treatment, crisis intervention, and prevention of tragedies and (ii) developing and implementing policies and procedures for referring tips received through the Hotline to state or local law enforcement, as may be appropriate, in a timely manner for follow-up and investigation. The bill provides that the work group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations and for Courts of Justice and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and the Judiciary by December 1, 2020. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2020 | Presented and ordered printed 20104477D |
| 01/10/2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 02/05/2020 | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20107795D-S1 |
| 02/05/2020 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 02/06/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB930) |
| 02/06/2020 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2020 | Read second time |
| 02/11/2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/11/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20107795D-S1 |
| 02/11/2020 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB930S1 |
| 02/11/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2020 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2020 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2020 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB930S1) |
| 02/14/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/14/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/14/2020 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 02/14/2020 | Assigned HWI sub: Behavioral Health |
| 02/17/2020 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 2-N) |
| 03/03/2020 | Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions |