SB 330

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1 Bill Summary
2 Bill Text
3 Bill Actions
4 Bill Votes
5 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Tim Melson

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Mental health, allowing for commitment of mentally ill persons 18 years old and older, Sec. 22-52-16 am'd.

Description

Existing law provides for the commitment of mentally ill persons to the custody of the State Department of Mental Health, but excludes mentally ill minors or children from the provisions

This bill would provide that mentally ill persons 18 years of age and older may be committed to the custody of the State Department of Mental Health

Relating to mental health; to amend Section 22-52-16, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that mentally ill persons 18 years of age and older may be committed to the custody of the State Department of Mental Health.

Subjects

Mental Health

Bill Text

Note: Bills that change current law do not show the amended text correctly below. Please view Original PDF to see amended sections: SB 330 - Introduced - PDF

Existing law provides for the commitment of mentally ill persons to the custody of the State Department of Mental Health, but excludes mentally ill minors or children from the provisions

This bill would provide that mentally ill persons 18 years of age and older may be committed to the custody of the State Department of Mental Health

Section 1

Section 22-52-16, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:

§22-52-16.

The provisions of this article shall not apply to commitment to the custody of the State Department of Mental Health of mentally ill minors or children persons under the age of 18 years."

Section 2

This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
March 15, 2018	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
March 15, 2018	S	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 874
March 15, 2018	S	Third Reading Passed
March 1, 2018	S	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 22, 2018	S	Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services

Bill Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

2018-03-15

Chamber: Senate

Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Document Type	Document Location
Bill Text	http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018RS/PrintFiles/SB330-int.pdf

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