Bill Title: Provides that moneys awarded as damages or obtained by judgment or settlement as a result of a cause of action commenced against officers or employees of the office of mental health shall not be considered assets for purposes of determining whether or not there exists an inability to pay for services; provides that such moneys shall not be seized, offset or otherwise attached for the purposes of paying fees for services rendered by the department of mental hygiene.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-12-02 - signed chap.305 [S04255 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage	2020-07-22	60	0	0	0	60	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate Finance Committee Vote	2020-07-21	23	0	0	0	23	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate Finance Committee Vote	2020-07-21	23	0	0	0	23	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee Vote	2020-03-11	7	0	0	0	7	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee Vote	2019-04-30	7	0	0	0	7	Passed	Link	View

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