Introduced
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To appropriate $348 million federal dollars to the new layer of social welfare spending proposed by Senate Bills 597 and 598. Those bills propose a suite of programs and grants to “integrate the administration of physical health care services and behavioral health specialty services and supports for eligible Medicaid beneficiaries with a serious mental illness, developmental disability, serious emotional disturbance, or substance use disorder and eligible Medicaid beneficiaries who are children in foster care,” which is intended to provide “full integration and administration of physical health care services and behavioral health specialty services and supports through specialty integrated plans”.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Substitute offered
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To adopt a version of the bill that appropriates additional federal COVID relief dollars in a variety of areas.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To revise some of the proposed federal funding allocations.
The amendment failed 16 to 21 (details)
Amendment offered
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To revise some of the proposed jail-related mental health spending.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)
To appropriate $562.9 million federal COVID relief dollars for a variety of programs, and $25 million state dollars for a jail mental health pilot program. Some of he federal money would replace state dollars in existing spending authorizations, but much or most of them would go to the new layer of social welfare spending proposed by Senate Bills 597 and 598, intended to “integrate the administration of physical health care services and behavioral health specialty services and supports for eligible Medicaid beneficiaries".
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
