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CS/CS/HB 463: Mental Health

GENERAL BILL by Simmons

Mental Health; provides additional definitions of terms used in "The Baker Act"; includes mental health counselors among certain professionals required to assess certain mental health residents; provides for release of certain clinical records to certain persons for certain purposes; revises criteria & procedures for involuntary examination; provides criteria & procedures for involuntary outpatient placement, etc. Amends Ch. 394, 419.001, 744.704.

Effective Date: 01/01/2005
Last Action: 4/28/2004 House - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/CS/CS/CS/SB 700; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/CS/SB 700 (Ch. 2004-385) -HJ 01031
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/14/2004 House • Prefiled
2/5/2004 House • Referred to The Future of Florida's Families; Judiciary; Human Services Appropriations (AP); Appropriations
3/2/2004 House • Introduced, referred to The Future of Florida's Families; Judiciary; Human Services Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00043
3/5/2004 House • On Committee agenda-- The Future of Florida's Families, 03/09/04, 2:00 pm, Reed Hall
3/9/2004 House • Favorable with CS amendment by The Future of Florida's Families; YEAS 15 NAYS 1 -HJ 00288
3/19/2004 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
3/22/2004 House • Now in Judiciary -HJ 00288
3/26/2004 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/30/04, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
3/30/2004 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Judiciary; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 00421
4/1/2004 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Human Services Appropriations (AP) -HJ 00421; On Subcommittee agenda-- Human Services Appropriations (AP), 04/02/04, 10:15 am, 28-H
4/2/2004 House • Recommendation: Favorable by Human Services Appropriations (AP); YEAS 6 NAYS 1
4/6/2004 House • Now in Appropriations
4/22/2004 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/23/04, 8:30 am, 212-K --Not considered
4/26/2004 House • Withdrawn from Appropriations -HJ 00792; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00792
4/28/2004 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/CS/CS/CS/SB 700; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/CS/SB 700 (Ch. 2004-385) -HJ 01031