Key Votes
SB 22 - Subsidizing Children's Health Care - Key Vote
New Mexico Key Votes
Stages
- Sept. 2, 2008 Executive Signed
- Aug. 19, 2008 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- Aug. 18, 2008 House Bill Passed
- Aug. 18, 2008 Senate Bill Passed
- Aug. 16, 2008 Introduced
Family
Issues
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Health and Health Care
- Unemployed and Low-Income
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Line Item Veto) (Executive) - Sept. 2, 2008
Title: Subsidizing Children's Health Care
Note:
NOTE: THIS BILL WAS SIGNED AFTER A LINE ITEM VETO(S).
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) - Aug. 19, 2008
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (47-19) - Aug. 18, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: Subsidizing Children's Health Care
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $32.5 million to the human services department for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 to subsidize health care coverage for children and the developmentally disabled.
Highlights:
- Distributes the appropriation as follows [sec. 1 (A)]:
- - $20 million to provide coverage for individuals aged 18 and under enrolled in Medicaid or the state children health insurance program;
- $10 million to provide coverage for individuals enrolled or eligible for the developmental disabilities Medicaid waiver program; and
- $2.5 million for direct behavioral health services to individuals aged 18 and under who have behavioral health care needs and are enrolled in Medicaid or the state children health insurance program.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (38-1) - Aug. 18, 2008
Note:
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Aug. 16, 2008
Title: Subsidizing Children's Health Care
Sponsors
- Mary Jane M. Garcia (NM - D) (Out Of Office)
