WA People
BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 1545: Persons w/mental disorders

Detaining persons with mental disorders.

Summary

  • Changes standards by which a designated crisis responder may take a person with a mental disorder or chemical dependency into emergency custody from presenting an "imminent" likelihood of harm to a "substantial" likelihood of harm.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 25, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brad Klippert (R-8)
Introduced
January 25, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012

AN ACT Relating to detaining persons with mental disorders;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brad Klippert (R-8)

6 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Mike Hope R-44Tami Green D-28Bruce Dammeier R-25Derek Stanford D-1Troy Kelley D-28

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1545 in other sessions

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

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