BILL · 2009–10 SESSION
HB 1486: Persons with mental illness
Concerning proceedings involving persons with mental illnesses.
Summary
- Requires a designated mental health professional in the courts of an evaluation of a person for whom a petition for civil commitment has been filed to include pertinent information submitted by the person's relative, in addition to the other information considered.
- Permits a relative to provide pertinent information to a court at a probable cause hearing for a 14-day commitment.
- Permits a relative to provide the court with pertinent information at a trial held pursuant to a petition for 90 days of treatment.
From the House Bill Analysis 2009 (HB 1486), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 21, 2009
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Tami Green (D-28)
- Introduced
- January 21, 2009 in the House
- Last action
- March 15, 2010
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to evidence at proceedings involving persons with mental illnesses;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Tami Green (D-28)
4 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Human Services.
HB 1486 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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