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CS/SB 1790: Baker Act

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Powell

Baker Act; Requiring the Department of Children and Families to create a workgroup to provide recommendations relating to revision of the Baker Act; requiring the workgroup to make recommendations on specified topics; requiring the workgroup to submit a final report to specified entities and the Legislature by a specified date, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/5/2018 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2018 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 192
    1/17/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 192
    1/24/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/29/18, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
    1/29/2018 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 227
    1/30/2018 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 235
    2/1/2018 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations; Rules -SJ 261
    • Now in Appropriations -SJ 261
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 1790, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/30/2018 at 10:38 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1846 Public Records/Personal Identifying Information Regarding Persons Seeking Mental Health Treatment Powell Linked Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Track This Bill
    H 1377 Baker Act Silvers Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 1379 Pub. Rec./Baker Act Silvers Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Track This Bill

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  • SB 1790, Original Filed Version Posted 1/5/2018 at 4:46 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2018 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1846 Public Records/Personal Identifying Information Regarding Persons Seeking Mental Health Treatment Powell Linked Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Track This Bill
    H 1377 Baker Act Silvers Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 1379 Pub. Rec./Baker Act Silvers Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    519510 - Amendment
    Delete lines 108 - 181.     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Torres)     		1/29/2018
    5:33 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/29/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    747094 - Amendment
    Delete lines 145 - 146 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Powell)     		1/26/2018
    4:17 PM     		Withdrawn
    1/29/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    851346 - Amendment
    Delete lines 145 - 147 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Powell)     		1/28/2018
    3:15 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Withdrawn
    1/29/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    495488 - Amendment
    Delete lines 179 - 180 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Powell)     		1/26/2018
    4:57 PM     		Withdrawn
    1/29/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    225424 - Amendment
    Delete lines 179 - 181 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Powell)     		1/28/2018
    3:16 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Withdrawn
    1/29/2018     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/29/2018 4:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 4 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.4625 Voluntary admissions. Page 4 (pdf)
    394.499 Integrated children’s crisis stabilization unit/juvenile addictions receiving facility services. Page 6 (pdf)

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