Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
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SB117 Alabama 2019 Session
Updated Apr 26, 2021
SB117 Alabama 2019 Session
Senate Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2019
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Cam WardRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2019
- Title
- Mental health, provide right of appeal for Dept. of Mental Health if court denies petition to release defendant adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity, Secs. 15-16-41, 15-16-43, 15-16-60 to 15-16-71, inclusive, am'd.
- Description
Existing law provides for the involuntary commitment of persons adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity or by reason of mental disease or defect.
This bill would provide a right of appeal for the Department of Mental Health in cases where a court denies its petition to release a defendant adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity or by reason of mental disease or defect, and would provide jurisdiction to hear the appeals to the Court of Criminal Appeals.
This bill would also amend related sections to delete outdated and obsolete terms.
- Subjects
- Mental Health
Bill Actions
H
Pending third reading on day 24 Favorable from Judiciary
H
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 790
S
Third Reading Passed
S
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Bill Text
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Source: Alabama Legislature