Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation S1678
Legislation Overview
Title: Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Description: Revising the definition of "mental illness"; 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; prohibiting the court from considering substantive information in the transfer evaluation unless the evaluator testifies at the hearing; revising the requirements for when a person may be taken to a receiving facility for involuntary examination; requiring that the state attorney represent the state as the real party of interest in an involuntary proceeding, subject to legislative appropriation, 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;Bill Montford (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2020 | Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2020 | Died in Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2020 | Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2020 | Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2020 | Remaining references corrected to Judiciary; Appropriations |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2020 | Now in Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2020 | CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2020 | CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2020 | On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/11/20, 2:00 pm, 301 Senate Building |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2020 | Introduced |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2020 | Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2020 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 13, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 10, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senate Committee Amendment #633722 | Replaced by Committee Substitute | Feb 11, 2020 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senate Committee Amendment #672124 | Feb 10, 2020 | State Link | amendment text | No | |
| Senate Committee Amendment #967794 | Feb 10, 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
