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Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation S0870

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Legislation Overview

Title: Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Description: Requiring that respondents with a serious mental illness be informed of the essential elements of recovery and be provided assistance with accessing a continuum of care regimen; authorizing the state to establish that a transfer evaluation was performed by providing the court with a copy of the evaluation before the close of the state's case in chief; revising the requirements for when a person may be ordered for involuntary inpatient placement; authorizing the court or clerk of the court to waive or prohibit any service of process fees for an indigent petitioner; expanding the exemption from the requirement that a respondent be present at a hearing on a petition for involuntary treatment services, etc.

Session: 2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Died in Judiciary

Last Action Date: March 14, 2020

Sponsors

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2 sponsors: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs;Lauren Book (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Mar 14, 2020 Died in Judiciary
Senate Mar 14, 2020 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Senate Jan 31, 2020 Now in Judiciary
Senate Jan 29, 2020 Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate Jan 29, 2020 CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
Senate Jan 28, 2020 CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
Senate Jan 23, 2020 On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/28/20, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
Senate Jan 14, 2020 Introduced
Senate Nov 21, 2019 Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations
Senate Nov 12, 2019 Filed
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Jan 29, 2020 state link bill text
Introduced Nov 12, 2019 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #745770 Jan 27, 2020 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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