Psychiatric inpatient treatment of minors; timing of petition and hearing. (HB582)

Introduced By

Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke)

Progress

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

Description

Psychiatric inpatient treatment of minors; timing of petition and hearing. Increases from 72 hours to 96 hours the length of time (i) to hold a hearing for the involuntary commitment of a minor or the emergency admission of a minor for inpatient treatment, and (ii) that a minor may be admitted by his parents to a facility over his objections. The bill also provides that the time to hold the involuntary commitment hearing runs from the filing of the petition for such hearing. The bill provides further that a petition for judicial approval of the admission of a minor by his parents over his objections shall be filed no sooner than 24 hours and no later than 96 hours after his admission. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/08/2008Committee
01/08/2008Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081433432
01/08/2008Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/14/2008Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health
01/25/2008Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2008Committee substitute printed 081470432-H1
01/29/2008Substitute bill reprinted 081470432-H1
01/29/2008Read first time
01/30/2008Read second time
01/30/2008Committee substitute agreed to 081470432-H1
01/30/2008Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB582H1
01/31/2008Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/31/2008VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2008Communicated to Senate
02/01/2008Constitutional reading dispensed
02/01/2008Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/14/2008Assigned Courts sub: Special on Proposed Mental Health Legislation
02/28/2008Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
02/29/2008Committee substitute printed 089604228-S1
03/03/2008Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
03/04/2008Read third time
03/04/2008Reading of substitute waived
03/04/2008Committee substitute agreed to 089604228-S1
03/04/2008Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB582S1
03/04/2008Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
03/05/2008Placed on Calendar
03/05/2008Senate substitute agreed to by House 089604228-S1 (99-Y 0-N)
03/05/2008VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
03/07/2008Enrolled
03/07/2008Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB582ER)
03/07/2008Signed by Speaker
03/09/2008Signed by President
04/02/2008G Approved by Governor-Chapter 783 (effective 7/1/08)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB245 and SB276.