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SB 218: Defendants with a Traumatic Brain Injury

GENERAL BILL by Farmer

Defendants with a Traumatic Brain Injury; Redefining the term “intellectual disability” as it relates to defendants who have been found to be incompetent to proceed by adding the terms “significantly deficient in adaptive functioning” and “traumatic brain injury”; requiring the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to assist certain defendants found incompetent to proceed with application to the long-term care managed care program, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/14/2021 Senate • Filed
    9/21/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 12
    1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 12
    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 218, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/14/2021 at 3:47 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1273 Defendants with a Traumatic Brain Injury Morales Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    916.106 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    916.303 Determination of incompetency; dismissal of charges. Page 2 (pdf)

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