HB340 Alabama 2020 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2020
Title
Health, mental health, law enforcement, authorized to take an individual with mental illness into protective custody under certain conditions, protection from civil and criminal liabilities
Description
<p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to emergency treatment of mental illness;
to authorize a law enforcement officer from a designated law
enforcement agency to take an individual whom the officer
believes has a mental illness into protective custody under
certain conditions; to provide for the transportation of the
individual to a hospital or other facility for evaluation and
treatment; to provide protection from civil liability to law
enforcement officers, medical facilities, and medical
personnel when acting pursuant to the provisions of this bill;
and to repeal any local law that conflicts with the provisions
of this bill or that establishes a similar program for placing
individuals in protective custody for mental health issues.
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Subjects
Law Enforcement
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2020 | H | Engrossed |
| March 12, 2020 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 370 |
| March 12, 2020 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 369 |
| March 12, 2020 | H | Allen 2nd Amendment Offered |
| March 12, 2020 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 368 |
| March 12, 2020 | H | Allen 1st Amendment Offered |
| March 12, 2020 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 367 |
| March 12, 2020 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 12, 2020 | H | Allen motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote |
| March 12, 2020 | H | Allen first Substitute Offered |
| March 12, 2020 | H | Third Reading Carried Over |
| March 5, 2020 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 27, 2020 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 4, 2020 | Room 200 at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB340 Alabama 2020 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB340 Alabama 2020 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Amendments | House Allen first Substitute Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Allen 1st Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Allen 2nd Amendment Offered |