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2024 SESSION

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SB 546 Emergency custody and temporary detention orders; evaluations, presence of others.

Introduced by: Lamont Bagby | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (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 HB 1242.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104732D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/08/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106649D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/26/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB546ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/08/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0682)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/10/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104732D
• 01/10/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/05/24  Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health
• 02/08/24  Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106649D-S1
• 02/08/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/24  Senate: Read second time
• 02/09/24  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/09/24  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24106649D-S1
• 02/09/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB546S1
• 02/09/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/24  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/15/24  House: Read first time
• 02/15/24  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/24  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/24  House: Read second time
• 02/21/24  House: Read third time
• 02/21/24  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/24  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/26/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB546ER)
• 02/26/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/28/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  Senate: 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 682 (effective 7/1/24)
• 04/08/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0682)