BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

HB 2469: Involuntary treatment

Concerning involuntary treatment.

Summary

Revises provisions of the Involuntary Treatment Act to: require courts to consult the Judicial Information System before entering relief, expand eligible petitioners under Joel's Law, address determinations regarding whether a person will seek voluntary treatment, and address required notices of loss of firearm rights.
Requires the Health Care Authority (HCA) to contract with organizations to: convene focus groups to make recommendations on improving experiences and outcomes for civil commitment patients, and develop a proposal for a statewide network of secure, trauma-informed transport for civil commitment patients.
Requires the HCA to contract with an association representing designated crisis responders to develop a training program for licensed social workers who practice in an emergency department with responsibilities related to involuntary civil commitments.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to involuntary treatment;

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

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

HB 2469 (2025–26) Public bank task force · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2469 (2019–20) Small works rosters · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2469 (2017–18) Transportation budget supp. · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2469 (2015–16) Filing fee petitions/digital · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2469 (2013–14) Hazardous substance tax exem · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2469 (2011–12) Boatyard stormwater treatmnt · Enacted · Chapter 169, Laws of 2012
HB 2469 (2009–10) Tenant access by candidates · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2469 (2007–08) Waterway structures · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate