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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5039: Competency restoration/risk

Adjusting the duration of competency restoration treatment based on risk.

Summary

  • Establishes a new method to calculate the competency restoration treatment period available for a criminal defendant, incorporating consideration of the defendant's current charges as well as the defendant's criminal history
  • Incorporates consideration of prior charges that were acquitted by reason of insanity or dismissed based on incompetency to stand trial.
  • Allows a court to increase the competency restoration treatment period available for the criminal defendant upon motion of the prosecuting attorney based on consideration of specified factors.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5039), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve O'Ban (R-28)
Introduced
January 14, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to adjusting the duration of competency restoration treatment based on risk;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve O'Ban (R-28)

2 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Senator R-2Keith Wagoner R-39

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Referred to Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care.
  3. First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.
  4. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5039 in other sessions

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

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