Massachusetts House Bill 1461 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-06-09 - Accompanied a study order, see H4844
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

For legislation to establish the Department of Mental Health as the oversight agency for the mental health system within the state prison system. The Judiciary.

Relative to ensuring quality mental health services in state correctional facilities

Rep. Ruth Balser [D]	Rep. Marjorie Decker [D]	Rep. Thomas Stanley [D]	Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa [D]
Rep. Brian Murray [D]	Sen. Joanne Comerford [D]	Rep. Jack Lewis [D]	Rep. Mary Keefe [D]
Rep. Natalie Higgins [D]	Rep. Tommy Vitolo [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-06-09	House	Accompanied a study order, see H4844
2021-09-28	Joint	Hearing scheduled for 10/05/2021 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in Virtual Hearing
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate concurred
2021-03-29	House	Referred to the Joint Committee on The Judiciary

H2098 (Similar To) 2022-09-06 - Accompanied a study order, see H5194
S1610 (Similar To) 2022-03-21 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
S2514 (Similar To) 2021-09-13 - Accompanied a new draft, see S2528
S2528 (Similar To) 2021-09-13 - Read second and ordered to a third reading
S1267 (Similar To) 2022-06-23 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
H4844 (Replaced by) 2022-06-09 - Discharged to the committee on House Rules
H2063 (Similar To) 2023-01-03 - No further action taken

Type	Source
Summary	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1461
Text	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1461.pdf