CS/SB 1712 (2012) -  Mental Health

by Criminal Justice and Storms
Authorizing, in certain circumstances, continuation of psychotherapeutic medication for individuals receiving such medication in a jail before admission to a psychiatric or forensic facility; requiring forensic evaluator training for mental health experts appointed to evaluate defendants for competency to proceed or for sanity at the time of the commission of the offense; requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to maintain and annually provide the courts with a forensic evaluator registry; standardizing the protocols, procedures, and criteria used in reporting expert findings in determining competency in juvenile cases; revising requirements related to the forensic evaluator training program that appointed experts must complete; requiring experts after a specified date to have completed such training, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2012
Last Event: 03/09/12 S Died in Budget on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 02/16/12 10:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Budget

Related Bills

Bill Text

    • 490656 , Criminal Justice, Hays Date Filed: 02/15/12, Line#: 121 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/16/2012 06:28 PM
    • AA 551900 , Criminal Justice, Hays Date Filed: 02/16/12, Line#: 8 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/16/2012 06:28 PM
    • 346066 , Criminal Justice, Hays Date Filed: 02/15/12, Line#: 127 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/16/2012 06:28 PM
    • 955046 , Criminal Justice, Hays Date Filed: 02/15/12, Line#: 255 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/16/2012 06:28 PM
    • 230838 , Criminal Justice, Hays Date Filed: 02/15/12, Line#: 322 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/16/2012 06:28 PM
    • AA 864278 , Criminal Justice, Hays Date Filed: 02/16/12, Line#: 8 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/16/2012 06:28 PM
    • 744718 , Criminal Justice, Hays Date Filed: 02/15/12, Line#: 326 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/16/2012 06:28 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/17/2012 9:13:10 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/15/2012 8:00:00 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Budget Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget Time: 03/01/2012 - 10:19 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 726 Time: 03/01/2012 - 10:19 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 540 Time: 02/21/2012 - 7:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 524 Time: 02/20/2012 - 12:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/17/2012 - 9:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 524 Time: 02/16/2012 - 12:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/16/12, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 02/14/2012 - 6:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S References corrected to Criminal Justice; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget -SJ 300 Time: 01/31/2012 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Original reference(s) removed: Health Regulation Time: 01/31/2012 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 229 Time: 01/17/2012 - 7:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Health Regulation; Budget -SJ 229 Time: 01/17/2012 - 4:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/06/2012 - 4:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: __