The bill, as it was introduced in the House by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7) on Feb. 6, "creates the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act" and "provides for intent, legislative findings, purposes of the Act, and definitions," according to the General Assembly website.
The following senators co-sponsored the bill: Omar Aquino (D-2), Christopher Belt (D-57), Scott M. Bennett (D-52), Melinda Bush (D-31), Cristina Castro (D-22), Bill Cunningham (D-18), Laura Ellman (D-21), Laura Fine (D-9), Ann Gillespie (D-27), Iris Y. Martinez (D-20), Pat McGuire (D-43), Julie A. Morrison (D-29), Laura M. Murphy (D-28), Robert Peters (D-13) and Patricia Van Pelt (D-5).
The following house representatives also co-sponsored the bill: Monica Bristow (D-111), Jonathan Carroll (D-57), Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14), Deb Conroy (D-46), Terra Costa Howard (D-48), William Davis (D-30), Daniel Didech (D-59), Mary Edly-Allen (D-51), Sara Feigenholtz (D-12), Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17), LaToya Greenwood (D-114), Will Guzzardi (D-39), Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24), Jay Hoffman (D-113), Frances Ann Hurley (D-35), Camille Y. Lilly (D-78), Theresa Mah (D-2), Joyce Mason (D-61), Rita Mayfield (D-60), Debbie Meyers-Martin (D-38), Bob Morgan (D-58), Delia C. Ramirez (D-4), Katie Stuart (D-112), Karina Villa (D-49), Celina Villanueva (D-21), Maurice A. West, II (D-67) and Kathleen Willis (D-77).
The table below shows a history of actions for this bill through May 23.
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