HB 127 Kentucky House · 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to court-ordered mental health treatment.

Summary

Amend KRS 202A.0811 to clarify that the respondent be evaluated by a mental health professional and not examined, specify where and by when a qualified mental health professional's findings shall be certified, and specify when a date for a hearing shall be set; amend KRS 202A.0815 to expand the class of individuals who can have access to assisted outpatient treatment by modifying the criteria requirements for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2021

Committee Review

Feb 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Mar 2022

Signed into Law

Mar 2022

Introduced Dec 9, 2021 Signed Mar 25, 2022

Floor votes · House Jan 24, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 25, 2022

Signed into law

signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 32)

lower

Mar 17, 2022

Upper · Passed

enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

upper

Mar 17, 2022

Lower · Passed

enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

lower

Mar 16, 2022

Lower · Passed

passed 37-0

lower

Feb 25, 2022

Introduced

floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed

lower

Feb 23, 2022

Lower · Passed

reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

lower

Jan 27, 2022

Committee

to Health & Welfare (S)

upper

Jan 25, 2022

Committee

to Committee on Committees (S)

upper

Jan 24, 2022

Lower · Passed

3rd reading, passed 90-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

lower

Jan 13, 2022

Lower · Passed

reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute

lower

Jan 12, 2022

Committee

to Health & Family Services (H)

lower

Jan 4, 2022

Committee

to Committee on Committees (H)

lower

Jan 4, 2022

Introduced

introduced in House

lower

Dec 9, 2021

Introduced

Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

lower

9 primary · 0 co-sponsors