Department of Mental Health; expand category for involuntary commitment to include individuals with co-occurring substance use disorder, authorize service of petition in county of respondent's location when original petition was filed, authorize judge to determine when to bring respondent before court for hearing on restriction of liberty pending final hearing, authorize judge of probate to petition district or municipal court for suspension of criminal confinement for commitment; bill does not require providers to expand services unless additional funding provided
Summary
Mental Health
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2024
Last action Apr 25, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 11, 2024
How they voted
102–1
Passed
Total votes 103
Apr 11, 2024
D
Democratic28
96% Yea
R
Republican75
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
upper
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 528
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 527
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Introduced
Bedsole 1st Amendment Offered
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 526
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Introduced
Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered (Judiciary)
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Judiciary)
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Introduced
Judiciary 1st Amendment (Judiciary)
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Russell Bedsole
RRepublican
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