Enacts "India's law"
Summary
Enacts "India's law" under which an incarcerated individual's next of kin shall be notified and allowed visitation by a local correctional facility when such individual is experiencing a serious medical event or demonstrating behavior that is likely to result in serious harm to themselves or others.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2026
Last action Jun 1, 2026
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A10718A
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MINOR
This bill updates the legal text to reflect that the bill has been amended and reported again by the committee. It also modernizes the language used to describe incarcerated individuals, changing terms like 'prisoner' to 'incarcerated individual' to align with current terminology. Additionally, it extends the time limit for notifying authorities about a mental health crisis from 24 hours to 48 hours, providing jail staff more time to assess the situation before acting.
Scope change
The bill's scope of applicability remains focused on correctional facilities and mental health protocols, but the terminology used to describe the population served has been updated.
TIMELINE
The deadline for notifying the director of a mental health crisis was extended from 24 hours to 48 hours.
DEFINITION
Language was updated to replace the term 'prisoner' with 'incarcerated individual' throughout the text.
TECHNICAL
The bill header and sponsor list were updated to reflect that the bill was amended and re-referred to the committee.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Amendments
4
Jun 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 10718B
lower
Jun 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 10718A
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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