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CS/CS/HB 837: Mental Health Treatment

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Healthy Families Subcommittee ; Schwartz

Mental Health Treatment; Authorizes forensic & civil facilities to order continuation of psychotherapeutics for individuals receiving such medications in jail before admission; provides timeframes within which status hearings must be held; revises time for dismissal of certain charges for defendants that remain incompetent to proceed to trial; provides exceptions; provides timeframe within which status hearings must be held.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

  • CS/CS/HB 837, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/24/2014 at 5:21 PM

  • CS/HB 837, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/19/2014 at 6:19 PM

  • HB 837, Original Filed Version Posted 2/5/2014 at 5:35 PM