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HB 645: Involuntary Examinations Under the Baker Act

GENERAL BILL by Lee ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Jones

Involuntary Examinations Under the Baker Act; Authorizes physician assistants & advanced registered nurse practitioners to execute certificate under certain conditions.

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

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/6/2017 House • Filed
    2/15/2017 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 79
    3/6/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 03/08/17, 9:00 am, Mashburn Hall
    3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 79
    3/8/2017 House • Favorable by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 317
    • Now in Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee -HJ 317
    3/24/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee, 03/28/17, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
    3/28/2017 House • Favorable by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 490
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 490
    4/18/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/20/17, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    4/20/2017 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 786
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 786
    4/24/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/17
    4/27/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 947
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/28/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 980
    • Passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 980
    4/28/2017 Senate • In Messages
    4/29/2017 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 607
    5/1/2017 Senate • Received -SJ 607
    5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Health Policy

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  • HB 645, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/6/2017 at 10:21 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Quality Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2017 (pdf)
    Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2017 (pdf)
    Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/20/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 634 Involuntary Examinations Under the Baker Act Campbell Identical Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Rules Track This Bill
    H 7011 (c1) Health Care Access Health Quality Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 229 (Ch. 2017-41), CS/CS/HB 543 (Ch. 2017-134) Track This Bill
    S 1756 (c1) Examination and Treatment of Individuals with Mental Illness Garcia Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Appropriations Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/2017 3:49 PM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.407 Medical, psychiatric, and psychological examination and treatment of child; physical, mental, or substance abuse examination of person with or requesting child custody. Page 4 (pdf)
    394.455 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    394.463 Involuntary examination. Page 2 (pdf)
    394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 5 (pdf)
    394.496 Service planning. Page 6 (pdf)
    394.9085 Behavioral provider liability. Page 6 (pdf)
    409.972 Mandatory and voluntary enrollment. Page 6 (pdf)
    744.2007 Powers and duties. Page 7 (pdf)

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