Behavioral Health Services for Defendants with Mental Illness
Summary
Behavioral Health Services for Defendants with Mental Illness; Exempts certain fiscally constrained counties from local match requirements for specified grants; creates pilot programs in certain counties for specified purposes & number of years; requires sheriffs' offices in such counties to establish law enforcement behavioral health intervention units; provides training & program requirements; requires annual reports; provides expiration dates for pilot programs.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Last action Apr 30, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Elizabeth Anne Fetterhoff
RRepublican
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