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CS/CS/CS/HB 439: Mental Health Services in the Criminal Justice System

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Appropriations Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; McBurney ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins ; Artiles ; Campbell ; Cruz ; Eagle ; Edwards ; Fitzenhagen ; Gaetz ; Harrell ; Kerner ; La Rosa ; Pilon ; Pritchett ; Raschein ; Renner ; Rogers ; Steube ; Watson, C. ; Williams

Mental Health Services in the Criminal Justice System; Expanding eligibility for military veterans and servicemembers court programs; authorizing the creation of treatment-based mental health court programs; creating the Forensic Hospital Diversion Pilot Program; authorizing courts to order certain offenders on probation or community control to postadjudicatory mental health court programs, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/28/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-127, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 12 (Ch. 2016-241)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/26/2015 House • Filed
11/5/2015 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 38
11/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 11/17/15, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
11/17/2015 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 161
• Now in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee -HJ 161
11/24/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 12/02/15, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
12/2/2015 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 167
12/17/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
1/4/2016 House • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 156
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 38
• CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 147
1/25/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 01/27/16, 12:00 pm, Webster Hall
1/27/2016 House • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 25 NAYS 0 -HJ 333
2/1/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 326
2/2/2016 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 362
2/8/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/10/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2/10/2016 House • CS/CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 452
2/11/2016 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 450
2/12/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 458
2/19/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
2/23/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 542
• Amendment(s) adopted (336263) -HJ 542
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/24/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 574
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 575
3/1/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 514
• Received -SJ 514
3/8/2016 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 834
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 834
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 604 -SJ 834
• Read 2nd time -SJ 834
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/9/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 853
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 853
3/9/2016 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 976
3/11/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 1434
3/25/2016 • Approved by Governor
3/28/2016 • Chapter No. 2016-127, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 12 (Ch. 2016-241)