HB 1349 Florida House · 2023 Regular Session

Mental Health Treatment

Summary

Mental Health Treatment; Authorizes DCF to issue conditional designation to facilities for limited period to allow facilities to implement corrective measures; provides forensic clients must receive psychiatric medication therapy before admission to state mental health treatment facility; specifies some possible treatment alternatives appropriate for mental illness of criminal defendant who is incompetent to proceed; revises deadline for report on persons committed for treatment; revises provisions relating to competency hearings.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

House Passage

Apr 2023

Senate Passage

May 2023

Signed into Law

Jun 2023

Introduced Mar 2, 2023 Signed Jun 20, 2023

Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2023 · House Apr 26, 2023

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

May 2, 2023

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

27 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 20, 2023

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

May 2, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 26, 2023

Committee

Referred to Fiscal Policy

upper

Apr 26, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0

lower

Apr 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Apr 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Apr 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

lower

Apr 12, 2023

Lower · Passed

Now in Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Apr 12, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Appropriations Committee

lower

Apr 12, 2023

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Appropriations Committee

lower

Apr 10, 2023

Lower · Passed

Added to Appropriations Committee agenda

lower

Mar 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee

lower

Mar 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

lower

Mar 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

lower

Mar 23, 2023

Lower · Passed

Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Lower · Passed

Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to Appropriations Committee

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors