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CS/HB 293: Certain Defendants with Mental Illness

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Fetterhoff

Certain Defendants with Mental Illness; Exempts certain fiscally constrained counties from local match requirements for specified grants; creates pilot programs in certain counties for specified purpose & number of years; requires sheriffs' offices in such counties to establish law enforcement behavioral health intervention units; provides training & program requirements; requires annual reports; provides expiration dates for pilot programs.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Appropriations Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/4/2019 House • Filed
    10/16/2019 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 28
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 28
    2/24/2020 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/26/20, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    2/26/2020 House • CS by Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 681
    2/27/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    2/28/2020 House • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 681
    • CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 679
    3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Appropriations Committee

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  • CS/HB 293, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2020 at 3:30 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 464 (c1) Certain Defendants With Mental Illness Wright Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.658 Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Grant Program requirements. Page 2 (pdf)
    916.1095 Page 3 (pdf)
    916.135 Page 4 (pdf)

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  • HB 293, Original Filed Version Posted 10/4/2019 at 4:52 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/27/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 464 (c1) Certain Defendants With Mental Illness Wright Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.658 Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Grant Program requirements. Page 2 (pdf)
    916.105 Legislative intent. Page 3 (pdf)
    916.135 Page 4 (pdf)

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