l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 285

Veterans; require Veterans Affairs Board to take certain actions to help increase access to mental health care services.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Military Affairs Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO DIRECT THE STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD TO PUBLISH AN INTERNET WEBSITE THAT SERVES AS A CENTRALIZED SOURCE TO PROVIDE VETERANS IN MISSISSIPPI WITH INFORMATION REGARDING ALL OF THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED TO VETERANS BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND BY THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO DIRECT THE STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM IN TWO LOCATIONS IN THE STATE TO ASSIST VETERANS TRANSITIONING FROM SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY AND TO IMPROVE THE ACCESS OF VETERANS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; TO REQUIRE THAT THE PILOT PROGRAM AT EACH LOCATION INCLUDE A COMMUNITY ORIENTED VETERAN PEER SUPPORT NETWORK; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD TO COLLABORATE WITH NONPROFIT MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS TO PREVENT SUICIDE AMONG VETERANS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

February 8 to February 23, 2016, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days

Military AffairsFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Feb 23

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Military Affairs
  2. Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Military AffairsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives