RELATING TO PENAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Summary
Establishes a verdict of guilty of the offense charged but mentally ill in criminal trials. Changes the defense of not guilty by reason of insanity to require the court to find that at the time of the conduct, the person lacked a particular state of mind that is required to establish an element of the offense charged as a result of physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect. Requires persons who are incarcerated as a result of a verdict of guilty of the offense charged but mentally ill to receive health care or mental health care appropriate to the person's diagnosis during the person's term of imprisonment. Requires the Department of Public Safety to conduct a study on the costs of providing care to incarcerated persons who have been found guilty of the offense charged but mentally ill. Effective July 1, 2020.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2018
Last action Jan 22, 2018
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 22, 2018
Committee
Referred to PSM/CPH, JDC/WAM.
upper
Jan 19, 2018
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BG
Brickwood Galuteria
DDemocratic
P
Donna Kim
DDemocratic
P
Les Ihara
DDemocratic
P
WE
Will Espero
DDemocratic
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