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1998 SESSION

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HB 539 Involuntary commitment; detention.

Introduced by: Jerrauld C. Jones | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Involuntary commitment; detention. Eliminates the 72- or 96-hour maximum extension periods for temporary detention occurring over a long holiday weekend, for example. The bill simply provides that when the maximum 48-hour period of temporary detention would expire on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the detention is to continue until the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday.

This bill is recommended by the Committee on District Courts.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 982926837  pdf
• 02/23/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB539ER)  pdf
• 03/14/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0037)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/20/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 982926837
• 01/20/98  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/29/98  House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 1
• 01/29/98  House: Reported from H. W. I. (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/98  House: Read first time
• 02/02/98  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/03/98  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/98  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/04/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/98  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/18/98  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/98  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/98  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/98  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB539ER)
• 03/02/98  House: Enrolled
• 03/02/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/04/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/10/98  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 37 (effective 7/1/98)
• 03/14/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0037)