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2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1575

Defines terms related to fitness to proceed.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 8, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Defines terms related to fitness to proceed. Reorganizes and restructures statutes related to fitness to proceed. Modifies procedures and criteria for committing defendant charged with felony to state mental hospital or other facility in order to gain or regain fitness to proceed. Requires court to find that defendant requires hospital level of care due to public safety concerns or acuity of symptoms of defendant's mental disorder, and that appropriate community restoration services are not provided. Modifies procedures and criteria for committing defendant charged with misdemeanor to state mental hospital or other facility in order to gain or regain fitness to proceed. Requires either recommendation from certified evaluator that defendant requires hospital level of care and statement from community mental health program director concerning available community restoration services, or for court to make certain findings concerning severity of defendant's symptoms, <i>present</i>] public safety concerns and whether appropriate community restoration services are provided. Modifies procedures when circumstances authorizing commitment of defendant no longer exist. <b>Provides that if defendant is charged with felony, superintendent of state mental hospital or director of facility to which defendant is committed may notify court when hospital level of care is no longer necessary. Authorizes community mental health program director to notify court if community restoration services become available for committed defendant charged with felony or misdemeanor. <b>Declares emergency, effective on passage.</b>

Its course

January 27 to March 8, 2020, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action15 actions on 12 days

In the SenateJan 27 to Feb 1822 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 27 to Feb 37 days

JudiciaryFeb 3 to Feb 1411 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 18 to Mar 8 · stopped19 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 18 to Feb 213 days

RulesFeb 21 to Feb 276 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • Senate, third reading26–4

    Passed · Feb 18

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 14

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 27 – Feb 18

  1. Jan 27Filed before the session
  2. Feb 3Introduced
  3. Sent to Judiciary
  4. Feb 10Heard in Judiciary
  5. Feb 11Heard in Judiciary
  6. Feb 14Judiciary recommended it as amended
  7. Feb 17Read a second time
  8. Feb 18Passed the Senate, 26 to 4

In the House of Representatives Feb 21 – Mar 8

  1. Feb 21Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Rules
  3. Feb 25Heard in Rules
  4. Feb 26Heard in Rules
  5. Feb 27Rules recommended it
  6. Mar 8Died when the session ended
All 15 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Presession Released to the Public.Senate
  2. Feb 3Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  3. Feb 3Referred to Judiciary.Senate
  4. Feb 10Public Hearing held.Senate
  5. Feb 11Work Session held.Senate
  6. Feb 14Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  7. Feb 17Second reading.Senate
  8. Feb 18Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed.Senate
  9. Feb 18Vote explanation filed by Boquist.Senate
  10. Feb 21First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  11. Feb 21Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
  12. Feb 25Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  13. Feb 26Work Session held.House of Representatives
  14. Feb 27Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  15. Mar 8At Desk upon adjournment.House of Representatives