Lauren Book
- Democratic
Primary
Mental Health and Substance Abuse; Requiring that respondents with a serious mental illness be informed of the essential elements of recovery and be provided assistance with accessing a continuum of care regimen; authorizing the state to establish that a transfer evaluation was performed by providing the court with a copy of the evaluation before the close of the state’s case in chief; revising the requirements for when a person may be ordered for involuntary inpatient placement; authorizing the court or clerk of the court to waive or prohibit any service of process fees for an indigent petitioner; expanding the exemption from the requirement that a respondent be present at a hearing on a petition for involuntary treatment services, etc.
Died in Judiciary
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Now in Judiciary
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/28/20, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
Introduced
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations
Filed
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| S 870 Filed | HTML |
| S 870 c1 | HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 745770 - Amendment to S 870 Filed | PDF HTML |
| Bill Analysis -- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) (2/21/2020 4:27 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) (1/27/2020 4:40 PM) |
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