HB 1377 (2018) -  Baker Act

General Bill by Silvers
Baker Act: Requires DCF to create workgroup to provide recommendations for revising Baker Act; requires workgroup to submit report to specified entities & Legislature; providing duties of receiving facility administrator & court when persons under age 18 are admitted for voluntary mental health services or transferred to voluntary status.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1379 Subject: Pub. Rec./Baker Act Relationship: Linked
Bill #: CS/SB 1790 Subject: Baker Act Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1846 Subject: Public Records/Personal Identifying Information Regarding Persons Seeking Mental Health Treatment Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Time: 01/12/2018 - 11:39 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 01/12/2018 - 11:39 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Time: 01/12/2018 - 11:39 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Time: 01/12/2018 - 11:39 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2018 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/08/2018 - 6:11 PM Member: Silvers Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
394.4625 CS/SB 1790*
394.499 CS/SB 1790*

(*) Not the latest version