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2024 SESSION
HB 1242 Emergency custody and temporary detention orders; evaluations, presence of others.
Introduced by: Rodney T. Willett | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Emergency custody and temporary detention orders; evaluations; presence of others. Requires (i) the evaluator conducting the evaluation of an individual to determine whether such individual meets the criteria for temporary detention or (ii) the hospital emergency department and treating physician or other health care provider designated by the physician, when providing services to an individual who is being evaluated to determine whether the individual meets the criteria for temporary detention, to allow the individual's family member or legal guardian who is present and who may provide support and supportive decision making to be present with the individual unless the individual objects or the evaluator or treating physician determines that their presence would create a medical, clinical, or safety risk to the patient or health care provider or interferes with patient care. This bill is identical to SB 546.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104731D pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106583D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/29/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1242ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0649) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
HISTORY
- 01/10/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104731D
- 01/10/24 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/26/24 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/29/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/24 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106583D-H1
- 02/09/24 House: Read first time
- 02/12/24 House: Read second time
- 02/12/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106583D-H1
- 02/12/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1242H1
- 02/13/24 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/24 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/21/24 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/24 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/24 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/24 House: Enrolled
- 02/29/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1242ER)
- 02/29/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 649 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0649)