Mental Illness - As introduced, allows courts to order a person into a program of assisted outpatient mental health treatment upon finding certain conditions are met; provides a process for certain persons to petition a court on behalf of a proposed patient; establishes criteria for the evaluation of proposed patients and reporting to the court by physicians and certain mental health professionals. - Amends TCA Title 33.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Jan 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Last action Jan 21, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Jan 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Becky Massey
RRepublican
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