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SB 1134 Insanity; petition for release of person acquitted by reason thereof.
Introduced by: Benjamin J. Lambert III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Petition for release of acquittee. Provides that only when a motion for release from custody is made by the person acquitted by reason of insanity shall the court order an evaluation by a psychiatrist and psychologist. Currently, this is required when the petition is by either the acquittee or the Commissioner of DMHMRSAS. The bill provides that the court may order an additional evaluation if it deems further evaluation necessary.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078205136 pdf
- 02/20/07 House: Committee substitute printed 077861748-H1 pdf
- 03/08/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1134ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/10/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0785) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078205136
- 01/09/07 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/07 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/07 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/01/07 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/07 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/06/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/07 House: Read first time
- 02/06/07 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/07 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/20/07 House: Committee substitute printed 077861748-H1
- 02/20/07 House: Read second time
- 02/21/07 House: Read third time
- 02/21/07 House: Committee substitute agreed to 077861748-H1
- 02/21/07 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1134H1
- 02/21/07 House: Passed House with substitute (54-Y 41-N)
- 02/21/07 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (54-Y 41-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/07 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/08/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1134ER)
- 03/08/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/23/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 785 (effective 7/1/07)
- 04/10/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0785)