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2008 SESSION
HB 938 Involuntary commitment hearings; petitioner right to appeal.
Introduced by: C. Todd Gilbert | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Commitment hearings; petitioner right to appeal. Gives the petitioner the right to appeal a decision by the judge or special justice not to involuntarily commit a respondent.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081429432 pdf
- 01/30/08 House: Printed as engrossed 081429432-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081429432
- 01/08/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health
- 01/25/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/08 House: Read first time
- 01/30/08 House: Read second time
- 01/30/08 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/30/08 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB938E
- 01/30/08 House: Printed as engrossed 081429432-E
- 01/31/08 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/01/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/01/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/08 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Special on Proposed Mental Health Legislation
- 02/28/08 Senate: Subject matter referred to Commission on Mental Health Law Reform pursuant to Senate Rule 20 (L)
- 02/28/08 Senate: Passed by in Courts of Justice with letter (15-Y 0-N)