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CS/CS/HB 1183: Admission of Children and Adolescents to Mental Health Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Silvers ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Daniels ; Duran ; Jacobs ; Mercado ; Willhite

Admission of Children and Adolescents to Mental Health Facilities; Requires facility to initiate an involuntary examination of minor within 12 hours; creates task force within DCF; requires task force to analyze certain data & make recommendations to Governor & Legislature by specified date; provides for expiration of task force.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1121 (Ch. 2017-151)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/2/2017 House • Filed
3/6/2017 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 124
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 124
3/16/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 03/20/17, 3:30 pm, 12 HOB
3/20/2017 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 423
3/21/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
3/22/2017 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 418
3/23/2017 House • Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary Committee
• CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 450
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 450
4/18/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/20/17, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
4/20/2017 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 792
4/21/2017 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 791
4/24/2017 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 805
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/17
4/27/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 949
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/28/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 982
• CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 982
4/28/2017 Senate • In Messages
4/29/2017 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 610
5/1/2017 Senate • Received -SJ 610
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1121 (Ch. 2017-151)