Involuntary commitment; criteria for commitment. (HB972)
Introduced By
Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Criteria for involuntary commitment. Provides that when a court is to make a decision as to whether it should involuntarily commit a person for 30 days when less restrictive alternatives are inappropriate, it shall consider in addition to other relevant evidence, whether the person recently has been found by a court to be unrestorably incompetent to stand trial. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2012 | Committee |
| 01/11/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102967D |
| 01/11/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/24/2012 | Assigned Courts sub: #5 Mental Health |
| 02/06/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
| 02/10/2012 | Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2012 | Read first time |
| 02/13/2012 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/14/2012 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 02/14/2012 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/15/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/27/2012 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/28/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/29/2012 | Read third time |
| 02/29/2012 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/06/2012 | Enrolled |
| 03/06/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB972ER) |
| 03/06/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/08/2012 | Signed by President |
| 03/30/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 451 (effective 7/1/12) |
| 03/30/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0451) |