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SB 634: Involuntary Examinations Under the Baker Act

GENERAL BILL by Campbell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia ; Mayfield

Involuntary Examinations Under the Baker Act; Authorizing physician assistants and advanced registered nurse practitioners to execute a certificate under certain conditions stating that he or she has examined a person and finds the person appears to meet the criteria for involuntary examination, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Judiciary (JU)
  4. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/1/2017 Senate • Filed
2/16/2017 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 83
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 83
3/9/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/14/17, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/14/2017 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 181
• Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 181
3/29/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/03/17, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
4/3/2017 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 291
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 291
4/14/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/19/17, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/19/2017 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 442
4/20/2017 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 442
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Rules