SB 1614: Involuntary Commitment
GENERAL BILL by Garcia
Involuntary Commitment; Requiring a petition for involuntary admission to be executed by a petitioning commission except under certain circumstances; requiring the petition to allege that the person lacks the capacity to give certain consent and has no guardian or guardian advocate who can provide that consent; requiring that the notice of the filing of a petition for involuntary admission to residential services be given to the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/3/2017 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/14/2017 | Senate |
• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 207 |
| 3/15/2017 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 207 |
| 5/5/2017 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs |