PUBLIC BENEFITS-MENTAL HEALTH

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Public Employee Disability Act, the Line of Duty Compensation Act, and the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. Includes mental health professionals within the scope of the Acts. Defines "mental health professional" as any person employed and dispatched by a unit of local government to respond to crisis calls received on public emergency service lines instead of or in conjunction with law enforcement.

Every action

25 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Apr 17, 2024SenateArrive in Senate
2. Apr 17, 2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
3. Apr 17, 2024SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
4. Apr 17, 2024SenateFirst Reading
5. Apr 17, 2024CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
6. Apr 19, 2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
7. Apr 19, 2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
8. Jan 7, 2025HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee and other votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 8 Democrats.

• Lilian JiménezD Primary sponsor · District 4
• Robert PetersD Floor sponsor · District 13