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CS/SB 1580: Admission of Children and Adolescents to Mental Health Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Gibson

Admission of Children and Adolescents to Mental Health Facilities; Requiring a facility to initiate an involuntary examination of a minor within 12 hours and complete the examination within 24 hours after the patient’s arrival; providing an exception; creating a task force within the Department of Children and Families, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1121 (Ch. 2017-151)
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/2017 Senate • Filed
3/14/2017 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 204
3/15/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 204
4/12/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/17/17, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
4/17/2017 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 424
4/18/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 426
4/19/2017 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 424
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1121 (Ch. 2017-151)