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SB 1284: Criminal Defendants Adjudicated Incompetent to Proceed

GENERAL BILL by Simon

Criminal Defendants Adjudicated Incompetent to Proceed; Requiring that the Department of Children and Families initiate a transfer evaluation to determine if a defendant adjudicated incompetent to proceed meets the criteria for involuntary civil commitment if it determines that the defendant will not or is unlikely to gain competence; requiring that a copy of the evaluation be provided to the court and counsel, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/2023 Senate • Filed
3/6/2023 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/22/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/27/23, 11:30 am, 37 Senate Building
3/27/2023 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
• Now in Judiciary
5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Judiciary