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HB 1349: Mental Health Treatment

GENERAL BILL by Melo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) López, J. ; Mooney ; Rizo

Mental Health Treatment; Authorizes DCF to issue conditional designation to facilities for limited period to allow facilities to implement corrective measures; provides forensic clients must receive psychiatric medication therapy before admission to state mental health treatment facility; specifies some possible treatment alternatives appropriate for mental illness of criminal defendant who is incompetent to proceed; revises deadline for report on persons committed for treatment; revises provisions relating to competency hearings.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 6/21/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-270
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/2/2023 House • Filed
    3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/9/2023 House • Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
    • Referred to Appropriations Committee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
    3/23/2023 House • Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda
    3/27/2023 House • Favorable by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
    • Now in Appropriations Committee
    4/10/2023 House • Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
    4/12/2023 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee
    • Reported out of Appropriations Committee
    • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
    4/13/2023 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
    4/17/2023 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
    • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/20/2023 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
    4/25/2023 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    4/26/2023 House • Read 3rd time
    • Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
    4/26/2023 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Fiscal Policy
    • Received
    5/2/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 699
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/SB 1412 -SJ 699
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 699
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 699
    • Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 699
    5/2/2023 House • In Messages
    • Ordered enrolled
    6/12/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/20/2023 • Approved by Governor
    6/21/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-270

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  • HB 1349, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/2/2023 at 6:40 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1412 (c1) Mental Health Bradley Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1349 (Ch. 2023-270) -SJ 699

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.461 Designation of receiving and treatment facilities and receiving systems. Page 2 (pdf)
    916.107 Rights of forensic clients. Page 5 (pdf)
    916.12 Mental competence to proceed. Page 7 (pdf)
    916.13 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated incompetent. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • HB 1349, Original Filed Version Posted 3/2/2023 at 12:26 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/22/2023 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/12/2023 (pdf)
    Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1412 (c1) Mental Health Bradley Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1349 (Ch. 2023-270) -SJ 699

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/26/2023 12:37 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/2/2023 6:04 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.461 Designation of receiving and treatment facilities and receiving systems. Page 2 (pdf)
    916.107 Rights of forensic clients. Page 5 (pdf)
    916.12 Mental competence to proceed. Page 7 (pdf)
    916.13 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated incompetent. Page 8 (pdf)

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