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House adopts measure setting conditions for electroconvulsive treatment on minors
Summary
House Bill 1070, carried by Representatives Bradfield and Wright and Sen. Michaelson Janae, was adopted on third reading after sponsors and leaders described bipartisan adjustments; minority leader Puglisi praised sponsor work on amendments.
House Bill 10 70, by Representatives Bradfield and Wright and Senator Michaelson Janae, concerning the conditions when electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) may be performed on a minor, was adopted by the House on Feb. 4.
Minority Leader Puglisi acknowledged bipartisan work by sponsors and described an amendment process that addressed concerns, urging an aye vote for members who could support the revised bill: "I don't want to speak for everybody. But I just want to acknowledge the great work of the sponsors, and, I urge an I vote." The clerk announced the result as recorded on the floor: "With 59 I for no and 2 excused House Bill 10 70 is adopted."
Sponsors and floor leaders described the bill as the product of negotiations that made it acceptable to members across the aisle. The transcript does not include the bill text or the precise amendment language on the floor; the record shows adoption on final passage as announced by the clerk.
