MHDD CD-COMMITMENT
Summary
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that the circuit court has jurisdiction under the Admission, Transfer and Discharge Procedures for the Mentally Ill Chapter of the Code over persons who are: (1) subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient basis; (2) subject to involuntary admission on an outpatient basis; or (3) in need of treatment involving the administration of psychotropic medication and electroconvulsive therapy. Deletes provision that limits jurisdiction to persons not charged with a felony. Provides that except as provided in the Fitness for Trial, to Plead or to be Sentenced Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, no respondent who has pending felony charges, may be ordered to undergo a program of hospitalization in a mental health facility operated by the Department of Human Services unless the Department agrees.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2021
Last action Jan 10, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Mar 4, 2022
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2022
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-007-000
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Justin Slaughter
DDemocratic
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