CS/CS/HB 769: Mental Health Treatment
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Peters ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Artiles ; Pilon ; Rogers
Mental Health Treatment; Provides for continuation of psychotropic medication by forensic & civil facilities for individuals receiving such medication before admission; provides timeframes within which competency & commitment hearings must be held; revises time for dismissal of certain charges for defendants who remain incompetent to proceed to trial; provides exceptions; provides timeframe within which commitment hearings must be held; requires that defendant be transported for such hearing.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/20/2015 | House |
• Filed |
| 12/10/2015 | House |
• Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 67 |
| 1/11/2016 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 01/13/16, 9:00 am, 12 HOB |
| 1/12/2016 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 67 |
| 1/13/2016 | House |
• CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 220 |
| 1/14/2016 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 215 |
| 1/21/2016 | House |
• Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 249 |
| 2/5/2016 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/09/16, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall |
| 2/10/2016 | House |
• Favorable by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 -HJ 437 • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 437 |
| 2/16/2016 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/18/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 2/18/2016 | House |
• CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 519 |
| 2/22/2016 | House |
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 514 |
| 2/23/2016 | House |
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 560 |
| 2/26/2016 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16 |
| 3/1/2016 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 617 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 3/2/2016 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 651 • CS passed; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 651 |
| 3/2/2016 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Criminal Justice; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Fiscal Policy -SJ 588 • Received -SJ 588 |
| 3/8/2016 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Fiscal Policy -SJ 835 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 835 • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 862 -SJ 835 • Read 2nd time -SJ 835 • 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 977 |
| 3/11/2016 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 1434 |
|
| 3/25/2016 |
• Approved by Governor |
|
| 3/28/2016 |
• Chapter No. 2016-135 |
