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SB 1744: Substance Abuse Treatment Services

GENERAL BILL by Latvala

Substance Abuse Treatment Services; Citing this act as "The Jennifer Act"; revising the filing fee for involuntary admissions proceedings for substance abuse treatment; providing for the distribution of proceeds from the fee; increasing the period allowed for assessment of a person following involuntary custody or admission to a hospital or other facility; specifying requirements for initial processing of inmates by the Department of Corrections for substance abuse needs; providing that, to the fullest extent practicable, inmates be given the choice between faith-based and nonfaith-based substance abuse programs, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/6/2012 Senate • Filed
1/17/2012 Senate • Referred to Health Regulation; Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 230
• Introduced -SJ 230
1/31/2012 Senate • Original reference(s)- removed: Health Regulation
• References corrected to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 300
• Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
2/17/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/22/12, 3:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
2/22/2012 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 3 NAYS 2 -SJ 671
2/23/2012 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 671
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice