Proposed Florida Firearm Legislatio S0870
Legislation Overview
Title: Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Description: Requiring that respondents with a serious mental illness be informed of the essential elements of recovery and be provided assistance with accessing a continuum of care regimen; authorizing the state to establish that a transfer evaluation was performed by providing the court with a copy of the evaluation before the close of the state's case in chief; revising the requirements for when a person may be ordered for involuntary inpatient placement; authorizing the court or clerk of the court to waive or prohibit any service of process fees for an indigent petitioner; expanding the exemption from the requirement that a respondent be present at a hearing on a petition for involuntary treatment services, etc.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Died in Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 14, 2020
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs;Lauren Book (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2020 | Died in Judiciary |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2020 | Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2020 | Now in Judiciary |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2020 | Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2020 | CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2020 | CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2020 | On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/28/20, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2020 | Introduced |
| Senate | Nov 21, 2019 | Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations |
| Senate | Nov 12, 2019 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 29, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Nov 12, 2019 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senate Committee Amendment #745770 | Jan 27, 2020 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
