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HB53

Persons acquitted by reason of insanity; evaluation.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Patrick Hope (D)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Persons acquitted by reason of insanity; evaluation.

Provides that a court may authorize a person acquitted of a crime by reason of insanity to be evaluated for commitment or release with or without conditions on an outpatient basis. The bill provides that if a court authorizes an outpatient evaluation, the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall determine whether to conduct the evaluation on an outpatient basis or to confine the person to a hospital for the purpose of such evaluation. The bill also provides that the evaluation shall be conducted in a hospital if the court does not authorize an outpatient evaluation. Under current law, the person acquitted must be confined to a hospital for the purpose of such evaluation. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 12/01/2017 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100446D
  • 12/01/2017 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/12/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB53)
  • 01/19/2018 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 01/24/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Committee substitute printed 18105885D-H1
  • 01/31/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/01/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB53H1)
  • 02/01/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/01/2018 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 18105885D-H1
  • 02/01/2018 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB53H1
  • 02/02/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 02/02/2018 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 02/05/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/05/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/12/2018 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
  • 02/13/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/14/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/14/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
  • 02/16/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/16/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB53ER)
  • 02/16/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/19/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB53ER)
  • 02/19/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/19/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2018
  • 02/19/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 26, 2018
  • 02/26/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 16 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 02/26/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016)

Full text and vote history:

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