BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6375

SB 6375: Mental health competency

Clarifying timelines, information sharing, and evidentiary standards in mental health competency procedures.

Summary

C Clarifies time periods in which a defendant can be held for evaluation under the civil commitment statutes.
C Establishes standards a court must use to determine whether a non-felony defendant has a history of violent acts for the purposes of ordering competency restoration treatment.
C Specifies that a civil commitment proceeding brought as a result of the competency process be brought in the county in which the criminal charge was dismissed.
C Authorizes criminal courts and civil courts dealing with mentally ill persons to share information for the purpose of preventing inconsistent evaluation and treatment orders.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 74, Laws of 2000

IntroducedJan 14, 2000
Out of committee
Passed SenateFeb 11, 2000
Passed HouseMar 2, 2000
Governor
LawMar 22, 2000

Prime sponsor: Jeanine Long (R-44)
Introduced: January 14, 2000 in the Senate
Last action: March 22, 2000
Session law: Chapter 74, Laws of 2000
Budget: Has a fiscal note
Versions: SB 6375, SSB 6375

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

February 11, 2000

Version voted on: SSB 6375

42 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 6 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	25	0	0	2
Republican	17	0	1	4

How each member voted

Yea (42)

Absent (1)

Alex Deccio R-14

Excused (6)

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House · Final Passage

March 2, 2000

Version voted on: SSB 6375

97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	48	0	0	1
Republican	49	0	0	0

How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 6375 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 6375 (2019–20) Private detention facilities · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6375 (2017–18) Publicly owned depository · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6375 (2015–16) Marijuana clubs · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6375 (2013–14) Electronic toll equipment · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6375 (2011–12) Math performance incentives · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6375 (2009–10) Search & rescue volunteers · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6375 (2007–08) Trail grooming services tax · Enacted · Chapter 260, Laws of 2008
SB 6375 (2005–06) Animal identification · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

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