CS/HB 985: Involuntary Commitment
GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Gonzalez
Involuntary Commitment; Requires APD to provide certain notice of eligibility determinations; requires court to conduct annual hearings on continued need for involuntary placement in residential services; requires court to pay certain fees for testimony by examining committee members & allows court to determine fees for experts; provides for participation of guardian or guardian advocate in placement determinations; requires court to hold competency hearing within specified timeframe when defendant is competent to proceed; provides limitation on conditional release for community-based competency training for defendant who is incompetent to proceed.
Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
- Appropriations (AP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/13/2017 House • Filed
12/20/2017 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 85
1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 85
1/19/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 01/23/18, 3:30 pm, 12 HOB
1/23/2018 House • Favorable by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 412
1/24/2018 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 412
2/2/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/06/18, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall
2/6/2018 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 534
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 534
2/13/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/15/18, 8:30 am, Morris Hall
2/15/2018 House • CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 607
2/16/2018 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 604
2/19/2018 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 613
2/27/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/18
3/2/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 804
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/5/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 861, 862
• CS passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 0 -HJ 862
3/5/2018 Senate • In Messages
3/6/2018 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 775
• Received -SJ 774
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
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CS/HB 985, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/16/2018 at 1:12 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1280 (c1) Involuntary Commitment Steube Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 3/5/2018 11:55 AM House 112 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 393.11 Involuntary admission to residential services. Page 2 (pdf) 916.301 Appointment of experts. Page 19 (pdf) 916.3012 Mental competence to proceed. Page 21 (pdf) 916.302 Involuntary commitment of defendant determined to be incompetent to proceed. Page 22 (pdf) 916.3025 Jurisdiction of committing court. Page 23 (pdf) 916.303 Determination of incompetency; dismissal of charges. Page 23 (pdf) 916.304 Conditional release. Page 25 (pdf) -
HB 985, Original Filed Version Posted 12/13/2017 at 8:43 AM
Bill Text: PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1280 (c1) Involuntary Commitment Steube Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Committee Amendments (5)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 666047 - Amendment
Remove lines 59-60 and insert:Gonzalez 2/14/2018
7:51 PMAdopted without Objection
2/15/2018PDF 332103 - Amendment
Remove lines 204-208 and insert:Gonzalez 2/14/2018
7:52 PMAdopted without Objection
2/15/2018PDF 581049 - Amendment
Remove line 379 and insert:Gonzalez 2/14/2018
7:53 PMAdopted without Objection
2/15/2018PDF 588007 - Amendment
Remove lines 446-456 and insert:Gonzalez 2/14/2018
7:53 PMAdopted without Objection
2/15/2018PDF 011919 - Amendment
Remove lines 484-486 and insert:Gonzalez 2/14/2018
7:54 PMAdopted without Objection
2/15/2018PDF Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 393.11 Involuntary admission to residential services. Page 2 (pdf) 916.301 Appointment of experts. Page 18 (pdf) 916.3012 Mental competence to proceed. Page 20 (pdf) 916.302 Involuntary commitment of defendant determined to be incompetent to proceed. Page 21 (pdf) 916.3025 Jurisdiction of committing court. Page 22 (pdf) 916.303 Determination of incompetency; dismissal of charges. Page 23 (pdf) 916.304 Conditional release. Page 25 (pdf)