SB1203: Sexually violent predators; Attorney General, et al to study feasibility of treatment options, etc.

Chief Patron

Emmett Hanger (R-24)
Served: 1996–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

04/10/2007: vetoed by governor

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01/10/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 079063732
01/10/2007 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/01/2007 Rereferred to Courts of Justice
02/01/2007 Committee substitute printed 072499732-S1
02/05/2007 Committee substitute printed 070584732-S2
02/06/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/06/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2007 Read second time
02/06/2007 Committee substitute rejected 072499732-S1
02/06/2007 Reading of substitute waived
02/06/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 070584732-S2
02/06/2007 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1203S2
02/06/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
02/06/2007 VOTE: (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2007 Passed Senate (31-Y 7-N)
02/06/2007 VOTE: (31-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2007 Communicated to House
02/07/2007 Placed on Calendar
02/07/2007 Read first time
02/07/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/09/2007 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
02/19/2007 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2007 Committee substitute printed 077854732-H1
02/20/2007 Read second time
02/21/2007 Read third time
02/21/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 077854732-H1
02/21/2007 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1203H1
02/21/2007 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/21/2007 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2007 House substitute agreed to by Senate (34-Y 6-N)
02/22/2007 VOTE: (34-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2007 Enrolled
03/08/2007 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1203ER)
03/08/2007 Signed by Speaker
03/11/2007 Signed by President
03/21/2007 Impact statement from DPB (SB1203ER)
03/26/2007 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
03/27/2007 Governor's substitute printed 077890129-S3
04/03/2007 Placed on Calendar
04/04/2007 House rejected Governor's recommendation (32-Y 63-N)
04/04/2007 VOTE: REJECTED (32-Y 63-N) (see vote tally)
04/04/2007 Communicated to Governor
04/10/2007 G Vetoed by Governor

Summary

Sexually violent predators; civil commitment. Provides that in the case of a prisoner who has been determined to be a sexually violent predator, when the only alternative is involuntary secure inpatient treatment, the court may, on petition of the prisoner, order, as an alternative to involuntary secure inpatient treatment, that the prisoner undergo physical castration and be placed on conditional release, in a manner and in accordance with terms and conditions developed by the Commissioner and the Department of Corrections.

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