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CS/HB 325: Involuntary Examinations under the Baker Act

GENERAL BILL by Health Quality Subcommittee ; Campbell ; Plasencia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Pilon ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda

Involuntary Examinations under the Baker Act; Authorizes physician assistants & ARNPs to initiate involuntary examinations under Baker Act of persons believed to have mental illness.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/7/2015 House • Filed
10/30/2015 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 30
11/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 11/17/15, 10:00 am, 306 HOB
11/17/2015 House • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 160
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
11/19/2015 House • Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee -HJ 156
11/25/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 12/02/15, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
12/2/2015 House • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 164
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 164
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 29
• CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 145
1/19/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 01/21/16, 11:30 am, Morris Hall
1/21/2016 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 257
1/22/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 257
1/29/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/02/16
2/2/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 357
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/3/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 379
• CS passed; YEAS 111 NAYS 4 -HJ 379
2/10/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 350
• Received -SJ 350
3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Health Policy