Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 171
Defines "dangerous to self," "dangerous to others" and "serious physical harm" for the purpose of involuntarily committing a person with mental illness.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act makes changes to laws about when a person with a mental illness may be taken into custody. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Defines "dangerous to self," "dangerous to others" and "serious physical harm" for the purpose of involuntarily committing a person with mental illness. Describes evidence that the court may consider in civil commitment proceedings.
Its course
January 13 to June 27, 2025, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
JudiciaryJan 17 to Jun 27 · stopped161 days
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.