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CS/SB 1420: Mental Health Treatment

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Sobel

Mental Health Treatment; Authorizing forensic and civil facilities to order the continuation of psychotherapeutics for individuals receiving such medications in the jail before admission; providing timeframes within which competency hearings must be held; revising the time for dismissal of certain charges for defendants that remain incompetent to proceed to trial; standardizing the protocols, procedures, diagnostic criteria, and information and findings that must be included in an expert’s competency evaluation report, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/1/2013 Senate • Filed
    3/7/2013 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 164
    • Introduced -SJ 164
    3/15/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/20/13, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/20/2013 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 240
    3/22/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/25/2013 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 253
    3/27/2013 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 240
    • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/13, 12:15 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    4/1/2013 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 277
    4/2/2013 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 277
    4/15/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/18/13, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/18/2013 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 480
    4/22/2013 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 480
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/13
    4/25/2013 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 599
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/26/2013 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 685
    • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 685
    • Immediately certified -SJ 708
    4/26/2013 House • In Messages
    • Referred to Calendar -HJ 919
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/13
    • Received -HJ 919
    4/29/2013 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 963
    • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 317 -HJ 963
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/30/2013 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1001
    • CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 1001
    4/30/2013 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 881
    5/28/2013 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/12/2013 • Vetoed by Governor
    3/4/2014 Senate • Veto Message received (2014 Regular Session) -SJ 141
    • Veto Message referred to Rules -SJ 159
    5/2/2014 Senate • Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State

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  • CS/SB 1420, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/30/2013 at 8:11 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 317 (c2) Mental Health Treatment Schwartz Identical Last Action: 4/29/2013 H Laid on Table -HJ 963
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    916.107 Rights of forensic clients. Page 1 (pdf)
    916.13 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated incompetent. Page 4 (pdf)
    916.145 Dismissal of charges. Page 5 (pdf)
    916.15 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity. Page 6 (pdf)
    985.19 Incompetency in juvenile delinquency cases. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1420, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/22/2013 at 4:36 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2013 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/28/2013 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2013 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/16/2013 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/19/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 317 (c2) Mental Health Treatment Schwartz Identical Last Action: 4/29/2013 H Laid on Table -HJ 963
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2013 12:15 PM Criminal Justice 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/18/2013 9:00 AM Appropriations 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/26/2013 10:13 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/30/2013 9:37 AM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    916.107 Rights of forensic clients. Page 1 (pdf)
    916.13 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated incompetent. Page 4 (pdf)
    916.145 Dismissal of charges. Page 5 (pdf)
    916.15 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity. Page 6 (pdf)
    985.19 Incompetency in juvenile delinquency cases. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • SB 1420, Original Filed Version Posted 3/1/2013 at 12:01 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/19/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 317 (c1) Mental Health Treatment Schwartz Identical Last Action: 4/29/2013 H Laid on Table -HJ 963
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    217934 - Amendment
    Delete lines 134 - 147 and insert:
    Health Policy
    (Sobel)
    3/19/2013
    3:18 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/20/2013
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/20/2013 3:00 PM Health Policy 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    916.107 Rights of forensic clients. Page 1 (pdf)
    916.13 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated incompetent. Page 4 (pdf)
    916.145 Dismissal of charges. Page 5 (pdf)
    916.15 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity. Page 6 (pdf)
    985.19 Incompetency in juvenile delinquency cases. Page 6 (pdf)

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