An Act addressing barriers to care for mental health

Reported by Senate Committee on Ways and Means · 18 cosponsors · 191st General Court · the legislature's own page

S2519 · Bill

48 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

Date	Branch	Action
2020-02-13	Senate	Reprinted as amended, see S2546
2020-02-13	Senate	Read third
2020-02-13	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
2020-02-13	Senate	Ways and Means amendment adopted, as amended
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #82 (Rodrigues) adopted
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #71 (Creem) adopted
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #78 (Comerford) adopted
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #70 (Montigny) adopted
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #68 (Tarr) adopted
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #62 (Keenan) adopted
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #63 (Rausch) adopted -see Roll Call #179 [YEAS 37 - NAYS 0]
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #59 (Tarr) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #42 (Collins) adopted
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #58 (Tarr) adopted
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #48 (Lovely) adopted -see Roll Call #178 [YEAS 37 - NAYS 0]
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #45 (Keenan) adopted
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #36 (Tarr) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #20 (Pacheco) adopted
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #33 (Creem) adopted -see Roll Call #177 [YEAS 37 - NAYS 0]
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #28 (Timilty) adopted -see Roll Call #176 [YEAS 37 - NAYS 0]
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #27 (Tran) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #17 (Tran) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #14 (Tran) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #12 (Tran) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #11 (Tran) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #10 (Tran) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #9 (Kennedy) adopted
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #79 (Tarr) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #76 (Tarr) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #74 (Tarr) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #67 (Timilty) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #52 (Lovely) adopted
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #49 (Lovely) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #47 (Tarr) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #46 (Timilty) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #30 (Timilty) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #26 (Timilty) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #25 (Timilty) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #22 (Timilty) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #19 (Timilty) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #18 (Timilty) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #13 (Tran) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #8 (DiZoglio) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #7 (DiZoglio) rejected
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #5 (Moore) adopted -see Roll Call #175 [YEAS 37 - NAYS 0]
2020-02-13	Senate	Amendment #1 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #174 [YEAS 37 - NAYS 0]
2020-02-06	Senate	Recommended new draft for S588
2020-02-06	Senate	Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means

6 recorded votes

When	Chamber	Roll call	Question	Tally
2020-02-13 14:20	Senate	No. 174	Amendment #1 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #174 [YEAS 37 - NAYS 0]	37–0
2020-02-13 14:30	Senate	No. 175	Amendment #5 (Moore) adopted -see Roll Call #175 [YEAS 37 - NAYS 0]	37–0
2020-02-13 16:37	Senate	No. 176	Amendment #28 (Timilty) adopted -see Roll Call #176 [YEAS 37 - NAYS 0]	37–0
2020-02-13 16:44	Senate	No. 177	Amendment #33 (Creem) adopted -see Roll Call #177 [YEAS 37 - NAYS 0]	37–0
2020-02-13 17:06	Senate	No. 178	Amendment #48 (Lovely) adopted -see Roll Call #178 [YEAS 37 - NAYS 0]	37–0
2020-02-13 17:26	Senate	No. 179	Amendment #63 (Rausch) adopted -see Roll Call #179 [YEAS 37 - NAYS 0]	37–0

82 amendments filed

39 withdrawn · 24 rejected · 19 adopted

No.	Title	Moved by	Outcome
Senate 1	Pediatric mental health care task force	Bruce E. Tarr	Adopted
Senate 2			Withdrawn
Senate 3			Withdrawn
Senate 4			Withdrawn
Senate 5	Critical Incident Confidentiality Expansion	Michael O. Moore	Adopted
Senate 6			Withdrawn
Senate 7	Art Therapist Licensure	Diana DiZoglio	Rejected
Senate 8	Consistent definition of parity across state government	Diana DiZoglio	Rejected
Senate 9	Frequency of DOI Market Conduct Exams	Edward J. Kennedy	Adopted
Senate 10	Protecting mental and behavioral health victims from discrimination	Dean A. Tran	Rejected
Senate 11	Mental Health Education in Schools	Dean A. Tran	Rejected
Senate 12	Student Loan Support for Mental and Behavioral Healthcare Workers	Dean A. Tran	Rejected
Senate 13	Transparency for Mental Health Parity	Dean A. Tran	Rejected
Senate 14	Pilot Program for telebehavioral health for veterans and seniors	Dean A. Tran	Rejected
Senate 15			Withdrawn
Senate 16			Withdrawn
Senate 17	Expanding representation on the medical necessity determinations commission	Dean A. Tran	Rejected
Senate 18	Addition of the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts on Medical Necessity Determination Commission	Walter F. Timilty	Rejected
Senate 19	Access to The IAFF Center of Excellence	Walter F. Timilty	Rejected
Senate 20	High Acuity Behavioral Health and Dual Diagnosis Pilot Program	Marc R. Pacheco	Adopted
Senate 21			Withdrawn
Senate 22	Including Public Safety Personnel in CHIA Annual Baseline Expenditures	Walter F. Timilty	Rejected
Senate 23			Withdrawn
Senate 24			Withdrawn
Senate 25	Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	Walter F. Timilty	Rejected
Senate 26	Families of the Fallen Pilot Program	Walter F. Timilty	Rejected
Senate 27	Ensuring equitable representation on the social worker board of registration	Dean A. Tran	Rejected
Senate 28	Competent Behavioral Health Care for Veterans	Walter F. Timilty	Adopted
Senate 29			Withdrawn
Senate 30	Ensuring Veteran Inclusion in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Pilot Program	Walter F. Timilty	Rejected
Senate 31			Withdrawn
Senate 32			Withdrawn
Senate 33	Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences	Cynthia Stone Creem	Adopted
Senate 34			Withdrawn
Senate 35			Withdrawn
Senate 36	Pilot Program for case management reimbursement	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 37			Withdrawn
Senate 38			Withdrawn
Senate 39			Withdrawn
Senate 40			Withdrawn
Senate 41			Withdrawn
Senate 42	Behavioral Health Workforce Commission	Nick Collins	Adopted
Senate 43			Withdrawn
Senate 44			Withdrawn
Senate 45	Expanding the Review of the Special Commission on Medical Necessity	John F. Keenan	Adopted
Senate 46	Equal Access for Service Members, Veterans and Military-Connected Families for Behavioral Health Services	Walter F. Timilty	Rejected
Senate 47	Hospital Licensure	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 48	Children in need of urgent behavioral health care	Joan B. Lovely	Adopted
Senate 49	Ensuring patient adherence to medications	Joan B. Lovely	Rejected
Senate 50			Withdrawn
Senate 51			Withdrawn
Senate 52	DPH tele-behavioral health pilot	Joan B. Lovely	Adopted
Senate 53			Withdrawn
Senate 54			Withdrawn
Senate 55			Withdrawn
Senate 56			Withdrawn
Senate 57			Withdrawn
Senate 58	Availability of behavioral health screening	Bruce E. Tarr	Adopted
Senate 59	Duration of stay	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 60			Withdrawn
Senate 61			Withdrawn
Senate 62	Reporting for MassHealth Comparative Parity Analysis	John F. Keenan	Adopted
Senate 63	Bolstering transparency	Rebecca L. Rausch	Adopted
Senate 64			Withdrawn
Senate 65			Withdrawn
Senate 66			Withdrawn
Senate 67	Reimbursement Rates	Walter F. Timilty	Rejected
Senate 68	Medical doctors and behavioral health providers	Bruce E. Tarr	Adopted
Senate 69			Withdrawn
Senate 70	Ensuring the well being of health care professionals	Mark C. Montigny	Adopted
Senate 71	Behavioral health services for justice-involved emerging adults	Cynthia Stone Creem	Adopted
Senate 72			Withdrawn
Senate 73	Emergency Department Access	James T. Welch	Adopted
Senate 74	Deficiencies of behavioral health professionals	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 75			Withdrawn
Senate 76	Credentialing	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 77			Withdrawn
Senate 78	Mental Health Parity Consumer Protections	Joanne M. Comerford	Adopted
Senate 79	Behavioral Health Professionals licensure	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 80			Withdrawn
Senate 81			Withdrawn
Senate 82	Technical Amendment	Michael J. Rodrigues	Adopted

Cosponsors

In the order filed.

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.