Post by pavel on Apr 21, 2016 3:36:53 GMT -6
Mental health measure named for slain labor commissioner goes to governor
OKLAHOMA CITY — A mental health bill named for slain Labor Commissioner Mark Costello is on its way to the governor’s office after final passage in the Oklahoma House of Representatives on Wednesday.
House Bill 1697, by Rep. Lee Denney, R-Cushing, allows for court-ordered out-patient treatment of certain adults with severe mental health conditions. Originally requested by the Mental Health Association and passed by the House last year, the bill was reworked and renamed after Costello was stabbed to death last August in an Oklahoma City restaurant, allegedly by his mentally ill son.
Costello’s widow, Cathy Costello, supported the bill and was introduced along with other members of her family during Wednesday’s session. HB 1697 passed 79-0 with 22 members absent or not voting.
The House met for only about three hours Wednesday morning despite the approach of Thursday’s deadline to act on Senate Bills. More than three dozen bills and resolutions remained on the floor calendar — the list of measures for possible consideration by the full House — but most of those could not be heard until Thursday because of House rules.
Read more: www.tulsaworld.com/news/capitol_report/mental-health-measure-named-for-slain-labor-commissioner-goes-to/article_c6ebc283-1920-5b6f-b6bc-dcf308d759fd.html
OKLAHOMA CITY — A mental health bill named for slain Labor Commissioner Mark Costello is on its way to the governor’s office after final passage in the Oklahoma House of Representatives on Wednesday.
House Bill 1697, by Rep. Lee Denney, R-Cushing, allows for court-ordered out-patient treatment of certain adults with severe mental health conditions. Originally requested by the Mental Health Association and passed by the House last year, the bill was reworked and renamed after Costello was stabbed to death last August in an Oklahoma City restaurant, allegedly by his mentally ill son.
Costello’s widow, Cathy Costello, supported the bill and was introduced along with other members of her family during Wednesday’s session. HB 1697 passed 79-0 with 22 members absent or not voting.
The House met for only about three hours Wednesday morning despite the approach of Thursday’s deadline to act on Senate Bills. More than three dozen bills and resolutions remained on the floor calendar — the list of measures for possible consideration by the full House — but most of those could not be heard until Thursday because of House rules.
Read more: www.tulsaworld.com/news/capitol_report/mental-health-measure-named-for-slain-labor-commissioner-goes-to/article_c6ebc283-1920-5b6f-b6bc-dcf308d759fd.html