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CS/CS/SB 764: Veterans Treatment Courts

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security ; Burgess

Veterans Treatment Courts; Authorizing certain courts to create and administer veterans treatment courts for specified purposes; providing standards for admission to a veterans treatment court program; specifying eligibility requirements for participation in the program; revising eligibility for certain pretrial programs to include certain individuals eligible to participate in a veterans treatment court program; specifying applicability of the act to participants in certain court programs in existence as of a specified date, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/26/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7023 (Ch. 2021-240) -SJ 704
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/25/2021 Senate • Filed
    1/28/2021 Senate • Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 92
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 92
    3/11/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/16/21, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/16/2021 Senate • CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 271
    3/18/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Criminal Justice
    • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/23/21, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    • CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time -SJ 275
    3/23/2021 Senate • CS/CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 312
    3/24/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/25/2021 Senate • Now in Appropriations
    • CS/CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 316
    4/14/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/19/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 472
    4/20/2021 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/22/2021 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/21 -SJ 721
    4/26/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 704
    • Substituted CS/HB 7023 -SJ 704
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7023 (Ch. 2021-240) -SJ 704

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  • CS/CS/SB 764, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/24/2021 at 10:35 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/20/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/20/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7023 (er) Veterans Treatment Court Programs Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-240 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/19/2021 10:00 AM Appropriations 20 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 10 (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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  • CS/SB 764, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/18/2021 at 10:44 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/22/2021 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/24/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7023 Veterans Treatment Court Programs Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-240 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    240822 - Amendment
    Delete lines 57 - 147 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Burgess)     		3/22/2021
    12:17 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/23/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 727420 - Amendment to Amendment (240822)
    Delete lines 27 - 31 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Brandes)     		3/23/2021
    11:31 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/23/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 917972 - Amendment to Amendment (240822)
    Delete line 42 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Brandes)     		3/23/2021
    11:32 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/23/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/23/2021 12:30 PM Criminal Justice 8 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 10 (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 11 (pdf)
    948.21 Condition of probation or community control; military servicemembers and veterans. Page 12 (pdf)

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  • SB 764, Original Filed Version Posted 1/25/2021 at 9:51 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Pre-Meeting) 3/15/2021 (pdf)
    Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7023 Veterans Treatment Court Programs Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-240 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    952314 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
    (Burgess)     		3/15/2021
    11:30 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 112316 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (952314)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
    (Burgess)     		3/16/2021
    1:16 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/17/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/16/2021 3:30 PM Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    43.51 Problem-solving court reports. Page 8 (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 9 (pdf)
    948.08 Pretrial intervention program. Page 10 (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 11 (pdf)
    948.21 Condition of probation or community control; military servicemembers and veterans. Page 12 (pdf)

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