HR304 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Micky Hammon

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Lawrence McAdoryGeorge “Tootie” BandyK.L. BrownKerry RichTerri CollinsWilliam RobertsLynn GreerDan WilliamsPaul W. LeeApril WeaverBarry MooreRod ScottElaine BeechGreg WrenAlvin HolmesBlaine GalliherAllen TreadawayArthur PayneCharles O. NewtonRichard J. LairdRon JohnsonAlan BootheMary Sue McClurkinJohn W. RogersEd HenryMike HubbardBill PooleNapoleon BracyBerry ForteDavid ColstonMark TuggleDarrio MeltonGreg BurdineAllen FarleyDexter GrimsleyJuandalynn GivanDavid SessionsPaul BeckmanMike JonesWes LongRichard BaughnBecky NordgrenMac ButtramKurt WallaceDonnie ChesteenJohn MerrillKen JohnsonJim PattersonWayne JohnsonDaniel H. BomanJim CarnsPhil WilliamsJohn F. Knight JrAlan HarperThomas JacksonLesley VanceSteve HurstJames E. BuskeyMary MooreMerika ColemanRichard LindseyJohn RobinsonPatricia ToddJohnny Mack MorrowMarcel BlackMike MillicanLaura HallArtis McCampbellBarbara Bigsby BoydJoseph C. MitchellDemetrius C. NewtonPebblin W. WarrenRalph HowardThad McClammyChris EnglandOliver RobinsonYvonne KennedyJeremy OdenElwyn ThomasJoe FaustChad FincherAlan BakerSteve McMillanJamie IsonJim McClendonRandy WoodJim BartonSteve ClouseBarry MaskDuwayne BridgesHarry ShiverJoe HubbardCraig FordTodd GreesonRandy DavisMike HillMac McCutcheonJay LoveVictor GastonMike BallPaul DeMarcoJack WilliamsDickie DrakeHoward Sanderford

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Wyatt, Ricky, death mourned

Summary

HR304 is a House resolution mourning the death of Ricky Wyatt and honoring his work to reform Alabama's mental health system.

What This Bill Does

The resolution records Ricky Wyatt's death with sadness, offers heartfelt sympathy to his family, and publicly acknowledges his role in transforming Alabama's mental health system, including his involvement in the Wyatt v. Stickney case that established humane treatment standards. It notes his life story and the conditions at Bryce Hospital prior to reforms. It is a symbolic, ceremonial acknowledgment and does not create new laws or policy.

Who It Affects

• Ricky Wyatt's immediate family (mother Sylvia Hunter, sister Kathy King, brother Ronnie Hunter) who receive formal tribute and condolences.
• Alabama's mental health community and the public, who gain public recognition of Wyatt's impact and the reforms that followed from Wyatt v. Stickney.

Key Provisions

• Mourns the death of Ricky Wyatt and records it with deep sadness.
• Acknowledges Wyatt's major role in transforming Alabama's mental health system and his connection to Wyatt v. Stickney, which established humane treatment standards for institutionalized individuals with mental illness or mental retardation.
• Mentions Wyatt's background and the historical conditions at Bryce Hospital before reforms, illustrating the context of his advocacy.
• Names his survivors (mother, sister, and brother) and notes the lasting impact of his work on countless lives.
• Declares the resolution as a high tribute to his life and extends heartfelt sympathy to his grieving family.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Condolence