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HOUSE BILL 579

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H0579   by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES/PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION/SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION – Appropriates $97,605,000 to the divisions of Mental Health, Psychiatric Hospitalization, and Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention for fiscal year 2017; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions for the three divisions to 695.58; provides for General Fund transfers to the Cooperative Welfare Fund; directs expenditures for trustee and benefit payments; provides for program integrity; limits transfers of legislative appropriations; clarifies responsibility for education of certain children in state care; directs an interagency payment; provides legislative intent relating to a crisis center location; requires an annual report on community support for the Idaho Falls Crisis Center; and provides for reappropriation for the Adult Mental Health Program.
  03/08 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing  
  03/09 Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading  
  03/10 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading  
  Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 3, read three times – PASSED - 53-16-1
AYES – Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Bell, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, DeMordaunt, Erpelding, Gannon, Gibbs, Hartgen, Hixon, Holtzclaw, Horman, Jordan, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kloc, Loertscher, Luker, Malek(Chadderdon), McCrostie, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Nye, Packer, Pence, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Romrell, Rubel, Rudolph, Rusche, Scott, Smith, Thompson, Troy, Trujillo, VanOrden, Wills, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Barbieri, Bateman, Batt, Boyle, Dayley, Dixon, Gestrin, Harris, McMillan, Moyle, Nate, Nielsen, Palmer, Shepherd, Sims, Vander Woude
Absent – Beyeler
Floor Sponsor - King
Title apvd - to Senate
 
  03/11 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading  
  Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance  
  03/14 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading  
  03/15 Read second time; filed for Third Reading  
  03/17 Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES – Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Davis, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Keough, Lacey, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, McKenzie, Mortimer, Nonini, Nuxoll, Patrick, Schmidt, Siddoway, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder
NAYS – None
Absent and excused – Rice
Floor Sponsor - Nuxoll
Title apvd - to House
 
  03/21 Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling  
  03/22 Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate  
  03/23 Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker  
  Signed by President; returned to House  
  03/24 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor  
  03/25 Delivered to Governor at 10:36 p.m. on March 24, 2016  
  03/28 Reported Signed by Governor on March 28, 2016
    Session Law Chapter 250
    Effective: 07/01/2016