Colorado 2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 18-263 — Pilot Program Court Approval Treatment Medications In Jails

Last action — House Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely

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

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

The bill creates a pilot program in the department of human services (department) to determine and, if appropriate, establish the safety and effectiveness of allowing a licensed psychiatrist to petition the court for authority to administer medications in a jail over the objection of a respondent. The advisory board to the department (advisory board) shall approve any applying jail for participation in the pilot program if it has established a contract with a facility designated by the department and also meets the minimum criteria established in the bill. Prior to approving a jail to participate in the pilot program, the advisory board shall seek input from a membership association that represents defense attorneys with experience working with respondents with mental health issues. The advisory board shall only authorize a maximum of 5 jails to participate in the pilot program. The pilot program will be monitored by the office of behavioral health. The office of behavioral health and the sheriff or appropriate law enforcement for a jail applying to participate in the pilot program shall collaboratively develop requirements for a participating jail. Requirements for information and affirmations are to be included in the petition to the court. The department is required to report on the pilot program on or before December 31, 2021. The pilot program is repealed, effective September 1, 2022. Language is clarified concerning hearings and jurisdiction in cases brought to the court for mental health proceedings, including involuntary administration of medications and certifications. If such a case is presented to a jury, the jury shall only hear evidence on the issue of whether the person has a mental health disorder and, as a result of such mental health disorder, is a danger to others or to himself or herself or is gravely disabled. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

16 added · 21 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill SB 18-263 now explicitly states that jails can administer medications even if a respondent does not agree, subject to oversight by an advisory board. Additionally, it clarifies that only jails with established contracts can participate in a pilot program. This change is significant because it aims to ensure that individuals in jails receive necessary medications while maintaining a structured approval process for participating facilities.

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Second Regular Session Seventy-first General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
Second Regular Session Seventy-first General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
18-1136.01 Jane Ritter x4342 SENATE BILL 18-263 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Martinez Humenik, Cooke HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Singer and Landgraf, Senate Committees House Committees State, Veterans, & Military Affairs A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE CREATION OF A PILOT PROGRAM TO ALLOW FOR COURT APPROVAL OF TREATMENT MEDICATIONS IN JAILS .
18-1136.01 Jane Ritter x4342 SENATE BILL 18-263 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Martinez Humenik, Cooke HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Singer, Senate Committees House Committees State, Veterans, & Military Affairs A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE CREATION OF A PILOT PROGRAM TO ALLOW FOR COURT APPROVAL OF TREATMENT MEDICATIONS IN JAILS .
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This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) The bill creates a pilot program in the department of human services(department)toestablishthesafetyandeffectivenessofallowing a licensed psychiatrist to petition the court for authority to administer medications in a jail over the objection of a respondent.
The advisory g board to the department (advisoryboard) shall approve anyapplying jail i a for participation in the pilot program if it has established a contract with E R 1 A n 2 N 2 2 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
The advisory g board to the department (advisoryboard) shall approve anyapplying jail d for participation in the pilot program if it has established a contract with e 8 T R 0 A n , Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
S e a Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statune.M Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
E d y Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. House Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely

  2. Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

  3. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  4. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

  5. Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  6. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Sponsors

  • Jonathan Singer · Primary
  • Lois Landgraf · Primary
  • Martinez Humenik · Primary

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (98)

98 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

BILL

Passed 22 Yea · 12 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221101
Democrat 0100
Total 221201
% of votes cast 63%34%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Court — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Kerr — Nay
Neville T. — Nay
Williams A. — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Baumgardner — Not Voting
Cooke — Yea
Coram — Yea
Crowder — Yea
Donovan — Nay
Fenberg — Nay
Fields — Yea
Grantham — Yea
Guzman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Holbert — Yea
Jahn — Nay
Kagan — Nay
Jones — Yea
Kefalas — Yea
Lambert — Yea
Lundberg — Yea
Marble — Yea
Merrifield — Nay
Moreno — Nay
Priola — Yea
Scott — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Sonnenberg — Nay
Tate — Yea
Todd — Nay
Zenzinger — Nay
Martinez Humenik — Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Nay

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 18-263 do?
The bill creates a pilot program in the department of human services (department) to determine and, if appropriate, establish the safety and effectiveness of allowing a licensed psychiatrist to petition the court for authority to administer medications in a jail over the objection of a respondent. The advisory board to the department (advisory board) shall approve any applying jail for participation in the pilot program if it has established a contract with a facility designated by the department and also meets the minimum criteria established in the bill. Prior to approving a jail to participate in the pilot program, the advisory board shall seek input from a membership association that represents defense attorneys with experience working with respondents with mental health issues. The advisory board shall only authorize a maximum of 5 jails to participate in the pilot program. The pilot program will be monitored by the office of behavioral health. The office of behavioral health and the sheriff or appropriate law enforcement for a jail applying to participate in the pilot program shall collaboratively develop requirements for a participating jail. Requirements for information and affirmations are to be included in the petition to the court. The department is required to report on the pilot program on or before December 31, 2021. The pilot program is repealed, effective September 1, 2022. Language is clarified concerning hearings and jurisdiction in cases brought to the court for mental health proceedings, including involuntary administration of medications and certifications. If such a case is presented to a jury, the jury shall only hear evidence on the issue of whether the person has a mental health disorder and, as a result of such mental health disorder, is a danger to others or to himself or herself or is gravely disabled. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
Who sponsors SB 18-263?
SB 18-263 is sponsored by Jonathan Singer, Lois Landgraf, and Martinez Humenik.
What is the current status of SB 18-263?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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