California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 720 — Inmates: psychiatric medication: informed consent.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 347, Statutes of 2017.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law prohibits, except as specified, a person sentenced to imprisonment in a county jail from being administered any psychiatric medication without his or her prior informed consent. Existing law authorizes a county department of mental health, or other designated county department, to administer to an inmate involuntary medication on a nonemergency basis only after the inmate is provided, among other things, a hearing before a superior court judge, a court-appointed commissioner or referee, or a court-appointed hearing officer. This bill would extend to an inmate confined in a county jail the protection from being administered any psychiatric medication without his or her prior informed consent, with certain exceptions. The bill would impose additional criteria that must be satisfied before a county department of mental health or other designated county department may administer involuntary medication. This criteria include that the jail first make a documented attempt to locate an available bed for the inmate in a community-based treatment facility, under certain conditions, in lieu of seeking involuntary administration of psychiatric medication, and, if the inmate is awaiting resolution of a criminal case, that a hearing to administer involuntary medication on a nonemergency basis be held before, and any requests for ex parte orders be submitted to, a judge in the superior court where the criminal case is pending. The bill would also set limits on the amount of time such orders are valid. The bill would require any court-ordered psychiatric medication to be administered in consultation with a psychiatrist who is not involved in the treatment of the inmate at the jail, if one is available. The bill would also make a clarifying change. The bill would require a county that administers involuntary psychiatric medication to file a report with prescribed information to certain committees of the Legislature, as specified. The bill would repeal its provisions on January 1, 2022.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 347, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3424.).

  5. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2909.).

  8. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1).

  13. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  14. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 11).

  16. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  17. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  18. Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR.

  19. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1657.)

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  22. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  23. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 9).

  24. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  25. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  26. Read second time and amended.

  27. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 4).

  28. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  29. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

  30. Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD.

  31. From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

  32. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Eggman · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Eggman

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 720 Eggman Special Consent Calendar 1st Day

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58000
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 79000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Gray — Yea
Chu — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Burke — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Special Consent Calendar # AB720

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35000
Democratic 5000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
De León — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Allen — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Beall — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 720 EGGMAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 55002
Democratic 14002
Republican 6001
Total 75005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Harper — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Baker — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Nazarian — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Not Voting
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Not Voting
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 720 do?
Existing law prohibits, except as specified, a person sentenced to imprisonment in a county jail from being administered any psychiatric medication without his or her prior informed consent. Existing law authorizes a county department of mental health, or other designated county department, to administer to an inmate involuntary medication on a nonemergency basis only after the inmate is provided, among other things, a hearing before a superior court judge, a court-appointed commissioner or referee, or a court-appointed hearing officer. This bill would extend to an inmate confined in a county jail the protection from being administered any psychiatric medication without his or her prior informed consent, with certain exceptions. The bill would impose additional criteria that must be satisfied before a county department of mental health or other designated county department may administer involuntary medication. This criteria include that the jail first make a documented attempt to locate an available bed for the inmate in a community-based treatment facility, under certain conditions, in lieu of seeking involuntary administration of psychiatric medication, and, if the inmate is awaiting resolution of a criminal case, that a hearing to administer involuntary medication on a nonemergency basis be held before, and any requests for ex parte orders be submitted to, a judge in the superior court where the criminal case is pending. The bill would also set limits on the amount of time such orders are valid. The bill would require any court-ordered psychiatric medication to be administered in consultation with a psychiatrist who is not involved in the treatment of the inmate at the jail, if one is available. The bill would also make a clarifying change. The bill would require a county that administers involuntary psychiatric medication to file a report with prescribed information to certain committees of the Legislature, as specified. The bill would repeal its provisions on January 1, 2022.
Who sponsors AB 720?
AB 720 is sponsored by Eggman.
What is the current status of AB 720?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2017. Enacted.
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