SB 19-44: Don't Stigmatize Treatment Act (Passed)
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« on: August 15, 2019, 12:14:34 PM »
« edited: August 30, 2019, 04:01:11 PM by Esteemed Vice President Jimmy7812 »
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Don't Stigmatize Treatment Act

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. TITLE

This law shall be referred to as the "Don’t Stigmatize Treatment Act".

SECTION 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING MENTAL HOUSE COUNSELING

The Let's Try This Act and 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4) shall be immediately amended to clarify that no citizen can be declared mentally incapacitated for the purposes of firearm ownership merely for having sought mental health treatment or counseling from a therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, or counselor.

SECTION 3. TIMING
This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-0-2



Passed in the Senate 6-0-0-0



Sponsor: North Carolina Yankee
Senate Designation: SB 19-44
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« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2019, 12:14:53 PM »
This needs a sponsor.
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« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2019, 03:23:01 AM »
I will sponsor it.
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« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2019, 11:06:44 AM »
North Carolina Yankee is now recognized as the sponsor.
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« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2019, 11:16:47 AM »
I may be one of the more anti gun people in here, but this bill is a great idea. No one should be penalized in any wat for seeking mental health advice
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« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2019, 01:18:56 AM »
I think the basic point here is that we should not create incentives that lead people to make made decisions, especially when such is unnecessary. While not directly related to this matter, I had a relative put off medical treatment for a respiratory illness because it would have inhibited their ability to drive and it contributed to their death.

In general stigmatization is one of the biggest problems that we have in terms of people declining to seek mental health care (access is probably as big in some areas) and there are a lot of sad stories out there where if care had been sought, things might have turned out differently. While this alone will not fix the generalized problem of mental health treatment stigmatization, it is an important step to ensure that we remove yet one more impediment to seeking such treatment by passing this bill.

Combating stigmatization in general is difficult because we are a fighting against a culture and society that tends to other those with mental illness and treat them in a such a way that would naturally discourage anyone from revealing they have a problem by seeking help for said problem. Naturally this leads to illnesses being untreated and the end result has been deadly in some cases.
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« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2019, 09:23:09 PM »
I motion for a final vote.
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« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2019, 09:23:28 PM »

Senators have 24 hours for objections.
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« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2019, 11:16:17 PM »
A final vote has begun on this bill. Please vote AYE, NAY, or ABSTAIN.

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Don't Stigmatize Treatment Act

House Bill

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. TITLE

This law shall be referred to as the "Don’t Stigmatize Treatment Act".

SECTION 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING MENTAL HOUSE COUNSELING

The Let's Try This Act and 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4) shall be immediately amended to clarify that no citizen can be declared mentally incapacitated for the purposes of firearm ownership merely for having sought mental health treatment or counseling from a therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, or counselor.

SECTION 3. TIMING
This act shall take effect immediately.
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« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2019, 01:47:06 AM »
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« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2019, 01:47:49 AM »
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« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2019, 05:28:42 AM »
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« Reply #12 on: August 27, 2019, 07:59:25 AM »
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« Reply #13 on: August 27, 2019, 08:33:25 AM »
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« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2019, 08:38:08 PM »
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« Reply #15 on: August 29, 2019, 12:37:06 AM »
This one also ends tomorrow evening.
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« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2019, 03:59:31 PM »
SB 19-44 has passed by a vote of 6-0.
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« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2019, 04:00:56 PM »
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Don't Stigmatize Treatment Act

House Bill

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. TITLE

This law shall be referred to as the "Don’t Stigmatize Treatment Act".

SECTION 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING MENTAL HOUSE COUNSELING

The Let's Try This Act and 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4) shall be immediately amended to clarify that no citizen can be declared mentally incapacitated for the purposes of firearm ownership merely for having sought mental health treatment or counseling from a therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, or counselor.

SECTION 3. TIMING
This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-0-2



Passed in the Senate 6-0-0-0
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