Relating to the confinement in a county jail of certain defendants who are incompetent to stand trial and to the compensation to the county for the costs of that confinement and of the provision of jail-based competency restoration services.

SB 1785 requires the state mental health commission to take custody of defendants deemed incompetent to stand trial within 45 days of a court order. If the commission fails to do so, it must compensate counties for the actual costs of housing these defendants in county jails beyond that deadline. The bill also establishes a process for counties to receive quarterly reimbursement from the state for providing jail-based competency restoration services to such defendants. These provisions apply only to costs incurred on or after January 1, 2026, and take effect immediately if passed with a two-thirds vote, otherwise on September 1, 2025.