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SB 2576: Competency to Proceed

GENERAL BILL by Haridopolos

Competency to Proceed; requires expert appointed to examine defendant to evaluate defendant with mental illness in facility of DOC when appropriate; requires defendant be returned to custody of DOC after charges against defendant are dismissed but defendant has active sentence with dept.; prohibits court from ordering conditional release if defendant with mental illness has active sentence with DOC, etc. Amends Chs. 916, 945, 922.07.

Effective Date: 07/01/2005
Last Action: 5/6/2005 Senate - Died in Committee on Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/8/2005 Senate • Filed
3/30/2005 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Families; Criminal Justice; Justice Appropriations -SJ 00302
4/7/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/12/05, 9:00 am, 401-S --Temporarily postponed
5/6/2005 Senate • Died in Committee on Judiciary