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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)

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  • 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

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  • SB 1284, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2023 at 12:25 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2023 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 201 (c1) Criminal Defendants Adjudicated Incompetent to Proceed Health & Human Services Committee Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died on Second Reading Calendar

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/27/2023 11:30 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    916.13 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated incompetent. Page 1 (pdf)

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