SB 640

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2019-2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Feb 22, 2019
  • Senate
  • Assembly
  • Governor

Mental health services: gravely disabled persons.

Abstract

Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of a person who is a danger to themselves or others or who is gravely disabled. Existing law also provides for a conservator of the person or estate to be appointed for a person who is gravely disabled. Existing law, for the purposes of involuntary commitment and conservatorship, defines "gravely disabled," among other things, as a condition in which a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is unable to provide for the person's basic personal needs for food, clothing, or shelter. This bill would authorize a county to instead use a definition of "gravely disabled" for these purposes that would read, in part, a condition in which a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is incapable of making informed decisions about, or providing for, the person's own basic personal needs for food, clothing, or shelter without significant supervision and assistance from another person and, as a result of being incapable of making these informed decisions, the person is at risk of substantial bodily harm, dangerous worsening of a concomitant serious physical illness, significant psychiatric deterioration, or mismanagement of the person's essential needs that could result in bodily harm. The bill would authorize this condition to be demonstrated by the person's treatment history and recent acts or omissions.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Feb 03, 2020

Senate

Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

Jan 08, 2020

Senate

January 8 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 2. Noes 2. Page 3061.) Reconsideration granted.

Jan 06, 2020

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HEALTH.

Dec 20, 2019

Senate

Set for hearing January 8.

Apr 11, 2019

Senate

April 10 hearing: Heard for testimony only.

Apr 01, 2019

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HEALTH.

Mar 19, 2019

Senate

Set for hearing April 10.

Mar 14, 2019

Senate

Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

Feb 25, 2019

Senate

Read first time.

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.

Feb 22, 2019

Senate

Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Bill Text

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02/22/19 - Introduced PDF
04/01/19 - Amended Senate PDF
01/06/20 - Amended Senate PDF

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