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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 593

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Relating to: expanding telehealth mental health treatment to offenders under community supervision. (FE)

Corrections department of Mental health Parole or probation Persons with disabilities Telecommunications Telephone

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Corrections to expand telehealth mental

health treatment to offenders under community supervision in division of

community corrections regions 4, 6, and 8.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Feyen (R) , Olsen (R) , Wanggaard (R)

17 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Born (R) , Bowen (D) , Brooks (R) , Dittrich (R) , Emerson (D) , Horlacher (R) , Knodl (R) , Kulp (R) , Nygren (R) , Plumer (R) , Quinn (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Schraa (R) , Spiros (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 25, 2020 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Nov 27, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Darling, Feyen, Olsen and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Brooks, Schraa, Bowen, Ballweg, Born, Dittrich, Emerson, Horlacher, Knodl, Kulp, Nygren, Plumer, Quinn, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Spiros and Tusler

  2. Nov 27, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. Dec 30, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 23, 2020 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 25, 2020 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 25, 2020 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Feb 25, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1