Henry Stern
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 27
Author
Existing law prohibits a person from being tried or adjudged to punishment while that person is mentally incompetent. If a defendant who has been charged with a misdemeanor has been determined to be mentally incompetent, existing law authorizes the court to either grant diversion for a period of one year, refer the defendant to treatment, or dismiss the charge. Existing law, the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act, governs the organization and financing of community mental health services for persons with mental disorders in every county through locally administered and locally controlled community mental health programs. This bill would require the court to notify an individual of their ongoing need for mental health services if the individual has been found incompetent to stand trial and is not receiving court directed services. The bill would require the court to provide the individual with specified information, including the name, address, and telephone number of the county behavioral health department.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 883, Statutes of 2023.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2817.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3466.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (September 1).
August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
June 27 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.
June 20 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1290.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1181.) (May 18).
Set for hearing May 18.
May 1 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 1.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 831.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 19.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB717 | HTML |
| 02/16/23 - Introduced | |
| 07/05/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/01/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/19/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/13/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/17/23- Senate Health | |
| 04/28/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/20/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/23/23- Assembly Health | |
| 07/07/23- Assembly Health | |
| 08/21/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 09/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/14/23- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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