SB 1185 — MHDD CD-INVOL TREATMT-HEARING
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 93rd 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Replaces provisions concerning the location of court hearings in relation to admission, transfer, and discharge of mentally ill persons; provides that hearings shall be held in the mental health facility where the respondent is hospitalized if the facility has the physical capacity to accommodate such a hearing. Provides for the transfer of a hearing to another court or location, but provides that the court may not grant the petitioner's request for a transfer if the respondent objects to the transfer. Provides that a respondent is not entitled to a jury on the question of whether authorized involuntary treatment may be administered. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
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Action History
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Session Sine Die
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Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
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Postponed - Health & Human Services
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Assigned to Health & Human Services
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
Sponsors
- M. Maggie Crotty · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
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Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- M. Maggie Crotty
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1185 do?
- Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Replaces provisions concerning the location of court hearings in relation to admission, transfer, and discharge of mentally ill persons; provides that hearings shall be held in the mental health facility where the respondent is hospitalized if the facility has the physical capacity to accommodate such a hearing. Provides for the transfer of a hearing to another court or location, but provides that the court may not grant the petitioner's request for a transfer if the respondent objects to the transfer. Provides that a respondent is not entitled to a jury on the question of whether authorized involuntary treatment may be administered. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors SB 1185?
- SB 1185 is sponsored by M. Maggie Crotty.
- What is the current status of SB 1185?
- This bill died with 93rd 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 SB 1185?
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