96th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Bills Indexed by Subject
MENTAL HEALTH


BillSponsor Bill StringDate/Last Action
 Bill Information
HB1077Wyatt, Zachary HB 10771/30/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  4657L.01I - Requires the Department of Mental Health to develop a transition plan for services to a resident of a state developmental disabilities facility to the most appropriate and least restrictive living setting
HB1082Wells, Don HB 10823/28/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  4036L.01I - Specifies that licensed professional counseling includes the diagnosis of mental, emotional, and behavior disorders and requires these counselors to complete certain educational coursework
HB1110Barnes, Jay HCS HB 11104/12/2012 Second Rd/Refer: Vet Affairs, Pensions,& Urban Affairs (S)
  4685L.03P - Allows a circuit court to establish a veterans treatment court to dispose of criminal cases which stem from substance abuse or mental illness of military veterans or current military personnel
HB1322Black, Linda HB 13225/18/2012 Referred: Corrections (H)
  5225L.01I - Authorizes the Director of the Department of Corrections to establish, as a three-year pilot program, a mental health assessment process for certain offenders
HB1410Walton Gray, Rochelle HB 14104/18/2012 Referred: Corrections (H)
  4910L.01I - Allows certain inmates who become physically or mentally disabled, infirm, incompetent, or incapacitated to be released on parole if they are eligible for specified federal medical or financial benefits
HB1436Newman, Stacey HB 14363/20/2012 Rules - No Action Taken (H)
  4962L.01I - Adds an individual with mental disabilities to the list of people who must be afforded the same rights as those without disabilities in public places and the right to be accompanied by a service dog
HB1456Black, Linda HB 14565/3/2012 Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
  5401H.01I - Authorizes the Department of Corrections to establish a mental health assessment pilot program for certain criminal offenders
HB1509Stream, Rick HB 15092/28/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  5551L.01I - Requires all health insurance carriers and health benefit plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders
HB1518Grisamore, Jeff HCS HB 1518 & 15224/16/2012 Public Hearing Held (S)
  5450L.03P - Authorizes the licensure of a provisionally licensed behavior analyst and assistant behavior analyst and a temporary licensed behavior analyst and assistant behavior analyst
HB1522Meadows, Tim HB 15224/5/2012 Second Read and Referred: Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections (S)
  5446L.01I - Authorizes the licensure of a provisionally licensed behavior analyst and assistant behavior analyst and a temporary licensed behavior analyst and assistant behavior analyst
HB1583Carter, Chris HB 15834/18/2012 Referred: Judiciary (H)
  4035L.01I - Authorizes the juvenile court to order psychiatric evaluations of a juvenile and to order admittance to a mental health facility upon the recommendation of specified evaluations
HB1663Kirkton, Jeanne HB 16635/18/2012 Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
  5443L.01I - Authorizes an advanced practice registered nurse in a collaborative practice arrangement with a licensed physician to determine whether the restraint of a patient in a mental health facility is necessary
HB1826Fitzwater, Paul HCS HB 18264/26/2012 Second Read and Referred: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence (S)
  5983H.02P - Allows the Board of Probation and Parole to conduct a hearing with an offender by means of a videoconference and authorizes the establishment of a mental health assessment process as a pilot program
HB1907Jones, Caleb HB 19075/2/2012 Voted Do Pass (H)
  5997L.01I - Changes the laws regarding vulnerable persons, child abuse and neglect, and the crime of domestic assault
HB1987Leara, Mike HB 19875/18/2012 Referred: Children and Families (H)
  6242L.01I - Changes the laws regarding mental health screenings in schools and establishes the Administration of Psychotropic Medications to Children Act
SB449Rupp, Scott SB 4493/8/2012 Reported Do Pass (S)
  4182S.01I - Requires the Department of Mental Health to develop a transition plan for services of residents of state developmental disabilities facilities to the most appropriate setting
SB768Kraus, Will SB 7682/8/2012 Introduced and First Read (S)
  5763S.01I - Authorizes circuit courts to create veterans treatment courts
SB858Schaaf, Rob SB 8582/29/2012 Introduced and First Read (S)
  6068S.01I - Modifies provisions relating to safety provisions in mental health facilities