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HB 247 Involuntary commitment order; reduces length of time a person can appeal to circuit court.
Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Involuntary commitment, certification, and mandatory outpatient treatment orders; appeals. Reduces from 30 to 10 days the length of time for a person to appeal to circuit court an order for involuntarily commitment, mandatory outpatient treatment, or certification for admission to a training center. The bill also provides that an appeal does not operate to suspend any such order unless so ordered by a judge or special justice. The bill further provides that an order of the circuit court shall not extend the duration of involuntary admission or mandatory outpatient treatment set forth in the order appealed from. The bill also clarifies that the appeal shall be heard in accordance with the same provisions applicable to the original order, except that the court in its discretion may rely upon the evaluation report in the commitment hearing from which the appeal is taken instead of requiring a new evaluation. This bill is identical to SB 63.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102672D pdf
- 02/15/10 House: Printed as engrossed 10102672D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/12/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB247ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0544) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102672D
- 01/11/10 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/15/10 House: Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health
- 02/08/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/10 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/10 House: Read first time
- 02/15/10 House: Read second time
- 02/15/10 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/15/10 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB247E
- 02/15/10 House: Printed as engrossed 10102672D-E
- 02/16/10 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/10 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/10 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 03/01/10 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/10 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/10 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/03/10 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/03/10 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/03/10 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/05/10 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/10 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/10 House: Enrolled
- 03/12/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB247ER)
- 03/12/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/11/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 544 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/11/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0544)