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SB 508: Problem-solving Courts

GENERAL BILL by Rouson

Problem-solving Courts; Revising the responsibilities of coordinators of treatment-based drug court programs; requiring such programs to collect specified data and information for certain purposes; requiring such programs to annually report certain information and data to the Office of the State Courts Administrator; authorizing courts to determine how long a person may be admitted into certain programs; revising admission requirements for certain programs; revising eligibility requirements for voluntary admission into certain substance abuse programs, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 6/6/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-191
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/3/2023 Senate • Filed
2/16/2023 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
3/2/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/07/23, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
• Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
3/8/2023 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
3/9/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/14/23, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/14/2023 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
3/15/2023 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
3/23/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/28/23, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
3/28/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
3/29/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/30/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/23
4/4/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 327
• Read 3rd time -SJ 327
• Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 327
• Immediately certified -SJ 335
4/5/2023 House • In Messages
5/1/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/2/2023)
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
5/2/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
5/3/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
5/3/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
5/23/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/5/2023 • Approved by Governor
6/6/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-191