Nevada 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 24 — Revises provisions relating to a forensic facility to which certain offenders and defendants with a mental illness may be committed. (BDR 14-292)

Last action — Chapter 73.

  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 November 18, 2020. Enacted.

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Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

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High

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    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

74 added · 87 removed

74 line(s) added, 87 removed.

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Assembly Bill No.
24 ASSEMBLY B ILLN O.
24–Committee on Judiciary CHAPTER..........
24–COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC AND B EHAVIORAL H EALTH OF THE D EPARTMENT OF H EALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 18, 2020 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to a forensic facility to which certain offenders and defendants with a mental illness may be committed.
(BDR 14-292) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
No.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
Under existing law, if a court finds a defendant incompetent, and dangerous to of the defendant’s ability to receive treatment and attain competence, the defendant may be committed for detention and treatment at a secure facility of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Under existing law, if a court finds a defendant incompetent, and dangerous to himself or herself or to society and that commitment is required for a determination may be committed for detention and treatment at a secure facility of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.
- *AB24* – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
(a) That there is not clear and convincing evidence that the person is a person with mental illness, the court must order the person’s discharge;
- 81st Session (2021) – 2 – (a) That there is not clear and convincing evidence that the person is a person with mental illness, the court must order the person’s discharge;
defendant is acquitted.
The court shall issue its finding within 90 days after the def3.
its finding within 90 days after the 3.
- *AB24* – 3 – requires:
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used in this section, unless the context otherwise (a) “Division facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433.094.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) “Division facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433.094.
H - *AB24*
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Action History

  1. Chapter 73.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  5. Read second time.

  6. From committee: Do pass.

  7. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.

  8. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Senate.

  9. Read second time.

  10. From committee: Do pass.

  11. To committee.

  12. Read first time.

  13. From printer.

  14. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.

Sponsors

  • Assembly Committee on Judiciary · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 66 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Assembly Committee on Judiciary

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (66)

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AB 24 is sponsored by Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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