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CS/CS/SB 340: Involuntary Commitment/Baker Act

GENERAL BILL by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care ; Judiciary ; Lynn

Involuntary Commitment/Baker Act; provides that patient admitted for involuntary examination to hospital may not be released without approval of emergency department physician & completion of involuntary examination. Amends 394.463.

Effective Date: 06/04/2003
Last Action: 6/4/2003 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-88
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/17/2003 Senate • Prefiled
2/4/2003 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care
2/10/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/18/03, 12:45 pm, 110-S --Temporarily postponed
3/4/2003 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care -SJ 00025; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/18/03, 12:45 pm, 110-S --Temporarily postponed
3/20/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/25/03, 10:00 am, 110-S
3/25/2003 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00264; CS read first time on 03/26/03 -SJ 00268
3/26/2003 Senate • Now in Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care -SJ 00264
4/3/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 412-K
4/8/2003 Senate • CS/CS by- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 00383; CS read first time on 04/10/03 -SJ 00392
4/9/2003 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00383
4/16/2003 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00423; Read second time -SJ 00412; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00412; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00412
4/23/2003 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00459; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00459
4/24/2003 House • In Messages
4/27/2003 House • Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 00653
4/30/2003 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB 1045 -HJ 00866; Read second time -HJ 00866
5/1/2003 House • Read third time -HJ 01007; CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 01007
5/1/2003 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01057
5/22/2003 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/4/2003 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-88