HB 4057: Insanity Defense Reform Act
GENERAL BILL by Stabins ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fasano ; Cosgrove
Insanity Defense Reform Act; creates said act; bars mental condition from being raised as defense to any criminal offense charged; requires that person suffering from mental condition requiring treatment be committed to DOC or as otherwise provided by law for placement in appropriate facility for treatment; provides for court determination of defendant's fitness to proceed; requires hearing under specified circumstances when report is contested, etc. Amends FS.
Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Committee on Crime & Punishment (JC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Committee on Crime & Punishment (JC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/5/1998 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/6/1998 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 00146 |
| 3/27/1998 | House |
• Referred to Crime & Punishment (JC); Criminal Justice Appropriations -HJ 00380 |
| 5/1/1998 | House |
• Died in Committee on Crime & Punishment (JC) |