Kentucky Senate Bill 21 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-18 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 32)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Amend KRS 202A.021 to permit voluntary transport to a hospital or psychiatric facility with authorization of the originating and receiving hospital or facility and a patient's signed written agreement to be voluntarily transported and to not be physically removed during transport; amend KRS 645.030 to permit voluntary transport of a child to a hospital or psychiatric facility with authorization of the originating and receiving hospital or facility and a parent if the child is under 16 and parent and child if the child is age 16 or older and a signed written agreement to be voluntarily transported and to not be physically removed during transport; amend KRS 214.185 to establish that any qualified mental health professional may provide outpatient mental health counseling to any child who is age 16 or older and is an unaccompanied youth; amend KRS 645.190 to conform.

AN ACT relating to mental health treatment.

Sen. Ralph Alvarado [R]

2021-03-12 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 277 (Y: 91 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/sfa1 RSN# 1529 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-18	Senate	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 32)
2021-03-12	Senate	delivered to Governor
2021-03-12	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2021-03-12	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2021-03-12	Senate	received in Senate
2021-03-12	House	3rd reading, passed 91-3
2021-03-05	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 11, 2021
2021-03-05	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2021-03-04	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2021-03-01	House	posted in committee
2021-02-25	House	to Health & Family Services (H)
2021-02-04	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-02-04	House	received in House
2021-02-03	Senate	3rd reading, passed 36-0 with floor amendment (1)
2021-02-02	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 3, 2021
2021-02-02	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2021-01-13	Senate	floor amendment (1) filed
2021-01-13	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2021-01-08	Senate	to Health & Welfare (S)
2021-01-05	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2021-01-05	Senate	introduced in Senate
2020-12-09	Senate	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb21.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb21/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb21/bill.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb21/vote_history.pdf