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2016 SESSION
HB 582 Criminal defendants; evaluation for insanity or competence.
Introduced by: Joseph R. Yost | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Criminal defendants; evaluation for insanity or competence. Sets qualifications for persons who conduct evaluations of criminal defendants where there is an issue of sanity or competency to stand trial. Evaluators will be required to send redacted copies of their reports to the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services for peer review in order to establish and maintain the list of approved evaluators.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101381D pdf | impact statement
- 02/08/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16101381D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB582ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0445) pdf
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0445) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101381D
- 01/11/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 01/18/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 5-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/16 House: Read first time
- 02/08/16 House: Read second time
- 02/08/16 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/08/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB582E
- 02/08/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16101381D-E
- 02/09/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/10/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/29/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/16 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/04/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB582ER)
- 03/04/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/8/2016
- 03/08/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/11/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 445 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0445)
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0445)