Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on June 1, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 939
AN ACT CONCERNING PSYCHIATRIC COMMITMENT EVALUATIONS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To: (1) Reduce the number of physician evaluations required by the Probate Court when a petition for involuntary commitment to a psychiatric hospital is filed; and (2) provide statutory immunity for the court-appointed psychiatrist who conducts such evaluation.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 22 to June 1, 2019, 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 action12 actions on 8 days
In the SenateFeb 22 to May 3198 days
Judiciary CommitteeFeb 22 to Apr 845 days
In the House of RepresentativesMay 31 to Jun 1 · stopped1 day
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 Senate Feb 22 – May 31
- Feb 22Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 1Heard in Judiciary Committee
- Apr 8Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
- May 31Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Jun 1
- Jun 1Arrived in the House of Representatives
All 12 actions, as published
- Feb 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 1PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Apr 8Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Apr 10FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 22REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 29RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 29FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 29SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 29FILE NO.Both houses
- May 31SENATE PASSEDSenate
- Jun 1FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Jun 1HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives