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LEGISLATION OF INTEREST
TO NAMI PA
2006-2007 Legislative Session
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Bill Information: To access a
copy of any of the bills mentioned below, go to:
www.legis.state.pa.us or click on the links below.
Then, click on“Session” and then click “Electronic
Bill Room.” Follow the prompts for accessing the actual
bill. At this site, you can obtain the complete text of the bill,
view the cosponsors, and review the latest legislative activity.
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NAMI Position: If NAMI PA has
formed an opinion on a particular bill, that information will
be provided in the description of the bill in thechart below.
If you would like additional legislative information or information
on the bills mentioned below, please contact James W. Jordan,
Jr., Executive Director of NAMI PA.
July 5, 2006
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HB 15 |
DiGirolamo |
Amends
Titles 18 (Crimes & Offenses) & 75 (Vehicles) further
providing for the Substance Abuse Education & Demand Reduction
Act, for driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance
and for penalties. |
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Bill History: |
05-03-06
H Signed in the House
05-03-06 S Signed in the Senate
05-05-06 G In the hands of the Governor
05-15-06 G Last day for Governor's action
05-11-06 G Approved by the Governor (Act: 36) |
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HB 49 |
Petrone
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Act
providing for Mental Health & Mental Retardation Staff Member
Loan Forgiveness Prog & an Alcohol
& Drug Addiction Counselor Loan Forgiveness Prog
for PA residents who graduate from higher ed & apply degree
in mental health & retardation. |
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Bill History: |
06-07-05
H Laid out for discussion
06-07-05 H 1 Floor amendment(s) adopted
06-07-05 H Third consideration
06-07-05 H Final Passage (Vote: Y:197/N: 0)
06-13-05 S Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Education |
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HB 201 |
Nailor |
Act
imposing a moratorium on the closure of State mental health facilities
& to require the Legislative Budget & Finance Committee
to study the issue of closure of State mental health facilities
& report to the General Assembly. |
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Bill History: |
03-29-05 H Second consideration
03-29-05
H Rereferred to House Appropriations
05-02-05
H Voted from committee with request to re-refer to Health and,
House Appropriations
Human Services
05-02-05
H Reported with request to re-refer to Health and, House Appropriations
Human Services
05-02-05
H Rereferred to House Health and Human Services |
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HB 433 |
Maitland |
Amends
the Mental Health Procedures Act further providing for statement
of policy, for provision for treatment and for persons who may
be subject to involuntary emergency examination and treatment. |
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Bill History: |
03-15-05
H Voted favorably from committee on House Health and Human Services
03-15-05 H Reported as committed from House Health and Human Services
03-15-05 H Rereferred to House Judiciary
06-21-05 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m., Room 205, Ryan Office Building,
House Judiciary
06-21-05 H Passed over in committee House Judiciary |
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HB 499 |
Gannon |
Amends
The Insurance Company Law further providing for mental illness
coverage. |
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Specific Remarks: |
Provides
for mental health insurance parity |
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Bill History: |
02-11-05 H Filed
02-14-05
H Introduced and referred to committee on House Insurance |
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HB 591 |
Barrar |
Amends
the Public School Code prohibiting school officials or employees
from recommending that a child use psychotropic or sympathomimetic
drugs. |
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Bill History: |
02-15-05
H Filed
02-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Education
02-08-06 H Meeting set for 9:00 a.m., Room 60, East Wing, House
Education
02-08-06 H Amended in committee and held House Education |
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HB 815 |
Feese
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Act
to provide from General Fund for expenses of the Executive, Legislative
& Judicial Departments, the public
debt & for the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006. |
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General Remarks: |
Fiscal
Year 2006-07 State Budget |
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Bill History: |
07-07-05
S Signed in the Senate
07-07-05 G In the hands of the Governor
07-17-05 G Last day for Governor's action
07-07-05 G Approved by the Governor (Act: 9001)
07-01-06 H Set on the House Calendar |
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HB 1052 |
Smith, S |
Act
providing for the Commonwealth pharmacy program procedures and
policies; imposing powers and duties on the Governor's Office
of Administration; and providing for a review system. |
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Specific Remarks: |
Prevents
DPW from implementing additional access restrictions for pharmaceuticals
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General Remarks: |
Introduced
to prevent DPW from implementing a PDL until 1/1/07. Bill was not passed and DPW implemented
a PDL. |
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Bill History: |
05-03-05 H Laid on the table
05-11-05
H Set on the Tabled Calendar for
05-11-05
H Removed from the table
05-11-05
H Second consideration
05-11-05
H Rereferred to House Appropriations |
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HB 1168 |
Habay (Res. 2/7/06) |
Amends
the Public Welfare Code providing for use of medical expenses
to establish medical assistance eligibility, for lifetime limit
on unpaid medical expenses, for penalty period for asset transfer,
for treatment of life estates & annuit |
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Bill History: |
07-06-05
H Signed in the House
07-06-05 S Signed in the Senate
07-07-05 G In the hands of the Governor
07-17-05 G Last day for Governor's action
07-07-05 G Approved by the Governor (Act: 42) |
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HB 1233 |
Leach |
Amends
Title 42 (Judiciary) providing for a mental health court division. |
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Bill History: |
03-30-05 H Filed
03-30-05
H Introduced and referred to committee on House Judiciary |
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Bill History: |
04-06-05 H Filed
04-11-05
H Introduced and referred to committee on House Judiciary |
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HB 1370 |
Wojnaroski
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Act
providing for a certification program in certain facilities which
offer cognitive support services to persons with cognitive impairments
and for report to General Assembly. |
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Bill History: |
09-26-05 H Laid on the table
11-21-05
H Set on the Tabled Calendar for
11-17-05
H Removed from the table
11-17-05
H Laid on the table
07-01-06
H Set on the Tabled Calendar for |
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HB 1372 |
Fairchild |
Act
regulating the closure of State-operated mental health facilities;
and providing remedies. |
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Bill History: |
04-13-05 H Filed
04-14-05
H Introduced and referred to committee on House Health and Human
Services |
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HB 1422 |
Washington (Res. 6/14/05)
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Amends
the Public School Code requiring school boards to adopt &
implement policy regarding recommendation of the use of psychotropic
drugs for school children; & providing for limited defense
to child neglect or abuse for refusing consent |
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Bill History: |
04-19-05 H Filed
04-26-05
H Introduced and referred to committee on House Education |
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HB 1479 |
Pistella
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Act
relating to the delivery of services & programs to persons
with disabilities; conferring powers & duties on the Office
of the Governor; & creating the Office for People with Disabilities
& providing for powers, duties & funding. |
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Bill History: |
06-26-06
H Set on the House Calendar
06-26-06 H Laid out for discussion
06-26-06 H 1 Floor amendment(s) adopted
06-26-06 H Third consideration
06-26-06 H Final Passage (Vote: Y:196/N: 0) |
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HB 1488 |
Kenney |
Act
requiring information relating to parenting & prenatal depression,
postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis & other emotional
trauma counseling to be provided to pregnant women; & providing
for powers & duties of Dept. of Health. |
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Bill History: |
05-10-05
H Set on the House Calendar
05-10-05 H Laid out for discussion
05-10-05 H Third consideration
05-10-05 H Final Passage (Vote: Y:197/N: 0)
05-24-05 S Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Public
Health and Welfare |
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HB 1497 |
Kenney |
Amends
the Public Welfare Code further providing for eligibility for
the Health Care Provider Retention Program. |
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Bill History: |
05-02-05 H Filed
05-03-05
H Introduced and referred to committee on House Health and Human
Services |
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HB 1500 |
Veon
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Amends
Public Welfare Code providing for use of medical expenses to establish
med. assistance eligibility, for lifetime limit on unpaid med.
expenses, for penalty period for asset transfer, etc.; & for
health insurance premium payment program. |
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Specific Remarks: |
Portions
of this bill were amended into H.B. 1168 and signed into law.
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General Remarks: |
Some
of the changes proposed in H.B. 1500 were amended into H.B. 1168
and signed into law. |
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Bill History: |
04-29-05 H Filed
05-02-05
H Introduced and referred to committee on House Health and Human
Services |
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HB 1649 |
True |
Act
establishing the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Prevention Fund;
and providing for the deposit of a portion of the liquor tax into
the fund and for use of fund. |
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Bill History: |
06-19-06
H Set on the House Calendar
06-19-06 H Laid out for discussion
06-19-06 H Third consideration
06-19-06 H Final Passage (Vote: Y:197/N: 0)
06-23-06 S Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Public
Health and Welfare |
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HB 1683 |
Bishop |
Amends
the Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act providing
for involuntary commitment of drug-dependent persons. |
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Bill History: |
06-07-05 H Filed
06-08-05
H Introduced and referred to committee on House Health and Human
Services |
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HB 1773 |
DiGirolamo |
Amends
The Administrative Code establishing the Department of Drug and
Alcohol Programs; making repeals; and making editorial changes. |
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Bill History: |
06-20-05 H Filed
06-21-05
H Introduced and referred to committee on House Health and Human
Services |
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HB 1813 |
Kenney |
An
Act providing for the allocation of funds to county mental health
and mental retardation programs and for cost-of-living adjustments
and for the promulgation of rules and regulations. |
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Bill History: |
03-15-06 S First consideration
03-20-06
S Set on the Senate Calendar
03-20-06
S Rereferred to Senate Appropriations
04-25-06
S Discussed in press conference on 4/25/06 by PA Assoc. of Rehabilitation Facilities
06-06-06
S Discussed in press conference |
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HB 2082 |
Allen |
Act
establishing spending limitations on the commonwealth; providing
for the disposition of surplus funds; and making a repeal of provisions
in the fiscal code relating to the funding of a stabilization
reserve. |
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General Remarks: |
Taxpayer
Bill of Rights (TABOR) places caps on state spending that are
tied to the rate of inflation. Very controversial; advocacy coalitions
have held rallys opposing the bill. |
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Bill History: |
11-21-05
S Final Passage (Vote: Y: 31/N: 18)
11-22-05 H Received as amended in House and rereferred
House Rules
11-14-05 H Discussed in HDPC public hearing on spending caps,
House Democratic Policy Committee
07-01-06 H Re-reported on concurrence as amended House Rules
07-01-06 H Rereferred to House Rules |
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HB 2436 |
Denlinger
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Amends
The Administrative Code providing for at least a 2% reduction
in State spending for the 2006-2007 budget and for a reduction
in the rate of the personal income tax levied on Pennsylvania's
Corporations. |
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Bill History: |
02-03-06 H Filed
02-07-06
H Introduced and referred to committee on House Finance |
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HB 2499 |
Feese
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Act
to provide from General Fund for expenses of the Executive, Legislative
& Judicial Departments, for public debt and for the public
schools for the fiscal year July
1, 2006, to June
30, 2007. |
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General Remarks: |
State
Budget for fiscal year 2006-2007. |
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Bill History: |
07-01-06
H Signed in the House
07-01-06 S Signed in the Senate
07-01-06 G In the hands of the Governor
07-11-06 G Last day for Governor's action
07-01-06 G Approved by the Governor (Act: 9002) |
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HB 2654 |
Frankel |
Amends
the Mental Health or Mental Retardation Facility Closure Act providing
for proceeds derived from facility disposition; and establishing
the Mental Health Community Services Trust Fund. |
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Bill History: |
04-28-06 H Filed
05-02-06
H Introduced and referred to committee on House Health and Human
Services |
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