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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
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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

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  • SB 508, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/4/2023 at 9:24 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1227 Problem-solving Courts Maney Identical Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 508 (Ch. 2023-191)

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    397.334 Treatment-based drug court programs. Page 1 (pdf)
    948.08 Pretrial intervention program. Page 3 (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 6 (pdf)

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  • SB 508, Original Filed Version Posted 2/3/2023 at 8:42 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/6/2023 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/8/2023 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/13/2023 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2023 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/27/2023 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1227 Problem-solving Courts Maney Identical Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 508 (Ch. 2023-191)

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/7/2023 2:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/14/2023 1:30 PM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 12 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/28/2023 8:30 AM Fiscal Policy 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/4/2023 5:31 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/3/2023 1:38 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    397.334 Treatment-based drug court programs. Page 1 (pdf)
    948.08 Pretrial intervention program. Page 3 (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 6 (pdf)

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