BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1069: Outpatient civil commitment

Concerning procedures for enforcing outpatient civil commitment orders.

Summary

  • Allows less restrictive alternative (LRA) order revocation or modification petitions to be filed in the county of the court that originally ordered commitment or the county where the person is located.
  • Removes authority for a facility monitoring an LRA order to request a court hearing to review compliance or request modification of the order.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (HB 1069), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 9, 2017
  2. Out of committeeJan 24, 2017
  3. Passed HouseFeb 1, 2017
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Laurie Jinkins (D-27)
Introduced
January 9, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018

AN ACT Relating to procedures for enforcing outpatient civil commitment orders;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Laurie Jinkins (D-27)

4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 1, 2017
Version voted on: HB 1069
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50000
Republican47000
How each member voted

Yea (97)

History

  1. Referred to Judiciary.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  8. Referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.
  9. And refer to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.
  10. LAW - Majority; without recommendation.
  11. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
  12. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  13. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  14. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  15. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  16. JUDI - Majority; do pass.
  17. First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  18. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1069 in other sessions

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