Sen. Erin Grall

It took the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee less than four minutes to unanimously approve a 105-page rewrite of a measure to modernize the state’s mental health and substance abuse laws on February 27.

The lawmakers had zero questions or debate on the bill, SB 1784, which is now headed to the Senate floor. It is in a nearly identical posture to the House bill, HB 7021, which has also passed all its assigned committees.