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SB 1510: Mental Health of Minors

GENERAL BILL by Powell

Mental Health of Minors; Requiring that transportation plans include options for transporting minors which do not involve marked police vehicles or uniformed law enforcement officers; specifying the conditions that must be met for a minor to be taken to a receiving facility for involuntary examination; requiring that court orders for involuntary examinations be made a part of the minor’s clinical record; requiring facilities to notify minors and their parents or guardians of the minor’s right to counsel and to provide minors with the opportunity to immediately consult and be represented by counsel; requiring minors to be immediately released if a parent or guardian revokes consent for the minor’s admission, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/5/2022 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2022 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 132
    1/18/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 132
    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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  • SB 1510, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/5/2022 at 11:59 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1459 Mental Health of Minors Driskell Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.462 Transportation. Page 5 (pdf)
    394.463 Involuntary examination. Page 31 (pdf)
    394.4635 Page 6 (pdf)
    394.467 Involuntary inpatient placement. Page 22 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 24 (pdf)
    1001.212 Office of Safe Schools. Page 26 (pdf)

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