BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 6311: Competency evaluations

Revising procedures for competency evaluations and competency restoration.

Summary

A time limit is established for completion of competency evaluations when the defendant is in custody. The limit is 21 days for evaluations that take place in the jail, and 30 days for evaluations that take place at the state hospital.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6311), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to reform of competency evaluation and competency restoration procedures;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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

SB 6311 (2025–26) Pedestrian passage · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6311 (2023–24) Pension returns/transp. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6311 (2019–20) Substance use disorders · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6311 (2017–18) Lost or destroyed warrants · Enacted · Chapter 35, Laws of 2018
SB 6311 (2015–16) Affordable housing zones · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6311 (2013–14) Involuntary medication/jails · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6311 (2011–12) Human water needs/rural · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6311 (2009–10) Body armor · Did not pass · died in committee