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CS/SB 1496: Veterans Treatment Courts

GENERAL BILL by Military and Veterans Affairs and Space ; Lee ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Broxson

Veterans Treatment Courts; Authorizing the establishment of veterans treatment courts by the chief judge of a judicial circuit; specifying eligibility requirements for participation in the program; providing factors that a court must consider in determining a defendant’s eligibility to participate; authorizing a court to impose a condition requiring a probationer or community controllee who is eligible to participate in a veterans treatment court to participate in certain treatment programs under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Military and Veterans Affairs and Space (MS)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/7/2020 Senate • Filed
    1/13/2020 Senate • Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 110
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 110
    2/7/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs and Space, 02/12/20, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    2/12/2020 Senate • CS by Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 307
    2/13/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    • CS by Military and Veterans Affairs and Space read 1st time -SJ 309
    2/20/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/20, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building
    2/25/2020 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 347
    2/26/2020 Senate • Now in Appropriations
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 1496, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/13/2020 at 9:55 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/24/2020 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/26/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1085 (c1) Veterans Treatment Court Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Track This Bill

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    557820 - Proposed Committee Substitute Appropriations 2/26/2020
    8:23 AM
    		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    251488 - Amendment
    Delete lines 53 - 328 and insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    (Lee)     		2/24/2020
    8:45 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/25/2020     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 930566 - Amendment to Amendment (251488)
    Delete lines 5 - 66 and insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    (Brandes)     		2/24/2020
    11:29 AM     		Withdrawn
    2/25/2020     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 446302 - Amendment to Amendment (251488)
    Delete lines 5 - 66 and insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    (Brandes)     		2/24/2020
    2:44 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/25/2020     		Web Page
    PDF
    142094 - Amendment
    Delete lines 63 - 121 and insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    (Brandes)     		2/24/2020
    8:34 AM     		Withdrawn
    2/25/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/25/2020 9:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    43.51 Problem-solving court reports. Page 7 (pdf)
    394.47891 Military veterans and servicemembers court programs. Page 2 (pdf)
    910.035 Transfer from county for plea, sentence, or participation in a problem-solving court. Page 8 (pdf)
    948.06 Violation of probation or community control; revocation; modification; continuance; failure to pay restitution or cost of supervision. Page 8 (pdf)
    948.08 Pretrial intervention program. Page 9 (pdf)
    948.16 Misdemeanor pretrial substance abuse education and treatment intervention program; misdemeanor pretrial veterans’ treatment intervention program; misdemeanor pretrial mental health court program. Page 10 (pdf)
    948.21 Condition of probation or community control; military servicemembers and veterans. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • SB 1496, Original Filed Version Posted 1/7/2020 at 1:59 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Military and Veterans Affairs and Space (Pre-Meeting) 2/11/2020 (pdf)
    Military and Veterans Affairs and Space (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1085 Veterans Treatment Court Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    271626 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Military and Veterans Affairs and Space
    (Lee)     		2/11/2020
    4:19 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/13/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/12/2020 4:00 PM Military and Veterans Affairs and Space 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    26.58 Page 1 (pdf)

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