Relating to criminal or juvenile procedures regarding persons who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability and the operation and effects of successful completion of a mental health court program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 21, 2019
Signed Jun 14, 2019
Floor votes · House May 22, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
71
Key actions
19
Committee
16
Amendments
4
Jun 14, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
House adopts conference committee report
lower
May 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopts conference committee report
upper
May 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report filed
upper
May 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
House grants request for conference committee
lower
May 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate requests conference committee-reported
lower
May 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate requests conference committee
upper
May 23, 2019
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 22, 2019
Introduced
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
May 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
May 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
May 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
May 6, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 29, 2019
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
3 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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