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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

SB 5546: Minor's mental health info

Regarding parental or guardian access to juvenile records.

Summary

  • The parents, guardian, or custodian of a juvenile must be given access to information or records pertaining to mental health treatment provided to the juvenile, with or without the consent of the juvenile.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5546), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2009
  2. Out of committeeFeb 23, 2009
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)
Introduced
January 26, 2009 in the Senate
Last action
March 15, 2010

AN ACT Relating to access to a minor's mental health treatment information by a parent, guardian, or custodian;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Claudia Kauffman D-47Karen Keiser D-33

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Senate Rules "X" file.
  4. HSC - Majority; do pass.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  6. First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

SB 5546 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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