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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2283: Person threatening to murder

Concerning the mental health evaluation and treatment of individuals who threaten to murder a family member or other person who resides with the individual.

Summary

  • Revises the definition of "likelihood of serious harm," for purposes of the involuntary treatment act, to include a substantial risk that physical harm will be inflicted by a person who has threatened to murder a family member or other person who resides with the person, the threat seriously alarms the family member or other person, and the threat places the family member or other person in reasonable fear the…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJun 27, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brad Klippert (R-8)
Introduced
June 27, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to the mental health evaluation and treatment of individuals who threaten to murder a family member or other person who resides with the individual;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brad Klippert (R-8)

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. First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  5. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2283 in other sessions

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