Pete Lee
- Democratic
Primary
Competency to proceed - timing - services - reports - tracking system - placement guidelines - training - immunity - appropriations. When a defendant's competency to proceed is raised, the act: Changes the timing of various matters; Clarifies where restoration services are to be provided; Expands the requirements for a competency evaluation report; and Clarifies when defendants are to be released following an evaluation or restoration services. The act requires the department of human services to: Develop an electronic system to track the status of defendants for whom competency to proceed has been raised; Convene a group of experts to create a placement guideline for use in determining where restoration services should be provided; and Partner with an institution of higher education to develop and provide training in competency evaluations. On and after January 1, 2020, except for certain certified or certification-eligible evaluators, competency evaluators are required to have attended training. District attorneys, public defenders, and alternate defense counsel are also to receive training on competency to proceed. The act also provides that a competency evaluator is not liable for damages in any civil action for failure to warn or protect a specific person or persons against the violent behavior of a defendant being evaluated. The act appropriates $10,983,000 from the general fund to pay for fines, liquidated damages, costs, attorney fees, and special master compensation due to a consent decree agreed to by the state. It also appropriates additional money from the general fund and from reappropriated funds to the department of human services and the judicial department to implement the act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Signed by the President of the Senate
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Committee Amendment | |
| PA1 (04/15/2019) | |
| PA2 (04/22/2019) | |
| PA3 (04/27/2019) | |
| Introduced (03/29/2019) | |
| Engrossed (2) (04/24/2019) | |
| Reengrossed (04/25/2019) | |
| Revised (04/29/2019) | |
| Rerevised (04/30/2019) | |
| Final Act (05/13/2019) | |
| Signed Act (05/20/2019) |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note SA1 (04/18/2019) | |
| Fiscal Note SA2 (04/26/2019) | |
| Fiscal Note FN1 (04/10/2019) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (04/17/2019) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (04/23/2019) | |
| Fiscal Note FN4 (04/26/2019) | |
| Fiscal Note FN5 (07/16/2019) |
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