AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - DISTRICT COURT (Creates within the district court a dedicated calendar offering treatment and sentencing alternatives to eligible defendants deemed to suffer from serious and persistent mental illness to be known as the "Mental Health Treatment Calendar".)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2021
Last action May 20, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
May 20, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/20/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced
03/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Burke
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
P
Stephen R. Archambault
DDemocratic
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