04/25/2022 01:30 PM House FINANCE

CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 80(HSS)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to mental health education."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:14:38 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick indicated  SB 80 was the  companion bill to                                                                    
HB 60.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:14:50 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair   Foster   MOVED   to  ADOPT   proposed   committee                                                                    
substitute for  CSSB 80(HSS), Work Draft  32-LS0514\W (Marx,                                                                    
04/22/22).                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
3:15:21 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SORCHA   SORCHA   HAZELTON,  STAFF,   REPRESENTATIVE   KELLY                                                                    
MERRICK, indicated  the CS before the  committee matched the                                                                    
language  in  the  amended  companion  bill,  HB  60.  Three                                                                    
amendments to HB  60 had been adopted and  the same language                                                                    
was  reflected  in the  CS.  She  noted that  one  amendment                                                                    
adopted  by the  Senate had  not been  adopted by  the House                                                                    
Finance Committee; therefore,  the corresponding section had                                                                    
been removed from the CS.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick WITHDREW the OBJECTION.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
There  being  NO further  OBJECTION,  HCS  CSSB 80(FIN)  was                                                                    
ADOPTED.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:16:08 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Thompson wanted  to ensure  that one  of the                                                                    
adopted  amendments  ensured  that parents  would  have  the                                                                    
choice of whether  they would like their child to  be put in                                                                    
a class that discussed mental health related topics.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick clarified that any  amendment to HB 60 that                                                                    
was adopted by  the House Finance Committee  was included in                                                                    
the  CS, and  any amendment  that failed  to be  adopted was                                                                    
omitted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson relayed that  he was not present for                                                                    
the entire  amendment process. The  response did  not answer                                                                    
his question.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
3:17:15 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Wool  recalled  that an  amendment  was  put                                                                    
forward and defeated.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johnson  commented that the amendment  was in                                                                    
the Senate version of the bill.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:17:36 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:18:28 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johnson  MOVED to RECIND the  adoption of the                                                                    
House Committee Substitute.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:18:43 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:19:42 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick  asked Representative Johnson if  she would                                                                    
like to rescind her vote on the adoption of Version W.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Johnson responded  that  she  would like  to                                                                    
object [to the adoption of the CS].                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair   Foster   MOVED   to  ADOPT   proposed   committee                                                                    
substitute for  CSSB 80(HSS),  Work Draft  32-LS0514\W (Marx                                                                    
04/22/22).                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Johnson understood  that  the committee  was                                                                    
adopting  the changes  made  in the  Senate  version of  the                                                                    
bill,  which  was  not  the   same  as  the  CS  before  the                                                                    
committee. She objected to Version W.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:21:05 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:25:28 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick WITHDREW the OBJECTION.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson OBJECTED.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
A roll call vote was taken on the motion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
IN FAVOR: Wool, Edgmon, Josephson, Ortiz, Merrick, Foster                                                                       
OPPOSED: Thompson, Carpenter, Johnson, LeBon, Rasmussen                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The MOTION  PASSED (6/5). There being  NO further OBJECTION,                                                                    
Work Draft 32-LS0514\W (Marx, 04/22/22) was ADOPTED.                                                                            
3:26:31 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  ELVI GRAY-JACKSON,  SPONSOR, thanked  the committee                                                                    
for  hearing  the  bill. She  reiterated  that  the  version                                                                    
adopted  in  the  Senate   included  parental  consent,  but                                                                    
appreciated  the  amendments  made   in  the  House  Finance                                                                    
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick  reminded members there would  still be the                                                                    
opportunity to amend the bill on the floor.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:27:24 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Foster MOVED  to report  HCS CSHB  80(FIN) out  of                                                                    
Committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal note.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Carpenter OBJECTED.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Representative Rasmussen  commented that although  she would                                                                    
like to  see the bill amended,  she would be voting  to pass                                                                    
the bill from committee. She  would be offering an amendment                                                                    
on the floor.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Wool commented that  mental illness was being                                                                    
discussed  in schools  already in  health classes.  Teachers                                                                    
were not  consulting parents on  the topic of  mental health                                                                    
just as they do not consult parents on many other topics.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Carpenter MAINTAINED the OBJECTION.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
A roll call vote was taken on the motion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
IN FAVOR: Edgmon,   Josephson,   Ortiz,   Rasmussen,   Wool,                                                                    
Foster, Merrick                                                                                                                 
OPPOSED: Carpenter, Johnson, LeBon, Thompson                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The MOTION PASSED (7/4).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
There being NO further OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB  80(FIN) was  REPORTED out  of committee  with five                                                                    
"do    pass"   recommendations,    two    "do   not    pass"                                                                    
recommendations,  one  "no  recommendation"  recommendation,                                                                    
and three  "amend" recommendations  and with one  new fiscal                                                                    
impact  note  by  the  Department  of  Education  and  Early                                                                    
Development.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
3:29:12 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:29:28 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick reviewed the agenda for the following day.