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2016 SESSION
HB 616 Discharge from involuntary admission; advance directive.
Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Discharge from involuntary admission; advance directive. Requires that, prior to the release from involuntary admission or discharge from involuntary admission to mandatory outpatient treatment of an individual who has not executed an advance directive, the individual be given a written explanation of the procedures for executing an advance directive and an advance directive form.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102316D pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB616ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0688) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102316D
- 01/11/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health
- 02/05/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/16 House: Read first time
- 02/15/16 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/16/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/16 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 (HB616ER)
- 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
- 04/01/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 688 (effective 7/1/16)
- 04/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0688)