HB 359 Alabama House · 2024 Regular Session

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

1021
Passed
Total votes 103
Apr 11, 2024
D Democratic28
27 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
R Republican75
75 Yea
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
Photo of Russell Bedsole
Russell Bedsole
RRepublican
AL
49