SB 296 — Suicide, training of public school educators to provide mental health first aid to students
Last action — Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Suicide, training of public school educators to provide mental health first aid to students-
Bill Text
Action History
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Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
Sponsors
- William M. Beasley · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 0% | 0% | 29% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Yea |
| Brewbaker | — | Not Voting |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Not Voting |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Not Voting |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Not Voting |
| Ivan Smith | R | Not Voting |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jeana Ross | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Not Voting |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 0% | 0% | 29% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Yea |
| Brewbaker | — | Not Voting |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Not Voting |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Not Voting |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Not Voting |
| Ivan Smith | R | Not Voting |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jeana Ross | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Not Voting |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 296 do?
- Suicide, training of public school educators to provide mental health first aid to students-
- Who sponsors SB 296?
- SB 296 is sponsored by William M. Beasley (D).
- What is the current status of SB 296?
- This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 296?
- Track SB 296 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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