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SB 1188: Behavioral Health Services for Defendants with Mental Illness

GENERAL BILL by Wright

Behavioral Health Services for Defendants with Mental Illness; Exempting certain fiscally constrained counties from local match requirements for specified grants; creating the Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Intervention Unit Pilot Program by a specified date in certain counties for a specified purpose and number of years, subject to the receipt of grant funds and the availability of current funding and existing services; requiring the sheriff’s offices in such counties to establish behavioral health intervention units; creating the Misdemeanor Mental Health Diversion Pilot Program by a specified date in certain counties for a specified purpose and number of years, subject to the receipt of grant funds and the availability of current resources and existing services; requiring the speedy trial period to be immediately tolled when a defendant is involuntarily committed; requiring the state attorney to consider dismissal of charges upon a defendant’s successful completion of mental health treatment, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/10/2021 Senate • Filed
2/18/2021 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 122
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 122
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice