Florida 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HB 959 — Health Care for Inmates

Last action — Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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

Health Care for Inmates; Provides requirements for involuntary examinations of inmates, placement & treatment of inmate in mental health treatment facility, & filing petitions for involuntary inpatient placement for inmates; provides requirements for emergency & psychotropic medications, use of force, & management & treatment for self-injurious behaviors; requires wardens to consult with inmate’s treating physician & make certain determinations; provides for petitions to compel inmate to submit to medical treatment; provides requirements for inmate capacity, health care advance directives, & proxies.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  3. Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  4. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  5. Referred to Appropriations Committee

  6. Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  7. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Bell

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 959 do?
Health Care for Inmates; Provides requirements for involuntary examinations of inmates, placement & treatment of inmate in mental health treatment facility, & filing petitions for involuntary inpatient placement for inmates; provides requirements for emergency & psychotropic medications, use of force, & management & treatment for self-injurious behaviors; requires wardens to consult with inmate’s treating physician & make certain determinations; provides for petitions to compel inmate to submit to medical treatment; provides requirements for inmate capacity, health care advance directives, & proxies.
Who sponsors HB 959?
HB 959 is sponsored by Bell and Maney, Patt (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 959?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
Where can I track HB 959?
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