Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on March 14, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 5531
AN ACT CONCERNING THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To provide a Probate Court with the authority to appoint a conservator of the person who may consent to the administration of medication on behalf of a conserved person who has a mental illness or substance use disorder.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
March 2 to March 14, 2016, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 2 to Mar 14 · stopped12 days
Judiciary CommitteeMar 2 to Mar 14 · stopped12 days
Text
Each version as the General 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 General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 2 – Mar 14
- Mar 2Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 14Heard in Judiciary Committee
All 2 actions, as published
- Mar 2REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 14PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses