Delaware House Bill 311 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)
Status: Enrolled on June 27 2012 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-06-27 - HS 1 for HB 311 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill significantly updates the laws under which a person can be held involuntarily for up to 24 hours for a mental health evaluation. In place of the current system where a person is transported in handcuffs by police to a hospital emergency department, the bill allows a psychiatrist or credentialed mental health screener to evaluate a person anywhere and then transport that person to the most appropriate location for evaluation or treatment in the most appropriate and least restrictive manner. The changes in this bill will be phased in over a year to ensure that the greatly expanded, community-based services are fully operational before the complete change in procedure takes place.

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Admission, Maintenance And Discharge Of Patients With Mental Conditions.

Rep. Michael Barbieri [D]	Rep. Gerald Brady [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]
Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]	Rep. James Johnson [D]	Rep. Quinton Johnson [D]	Rep. Joseph Miro [R]
Sen. Karen Peterson [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]	Rep. Rebecca Walker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-27	Senate	HS 1 for HB 311 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-06-20	House	HS 1 for HB 311 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 40 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-06-20	House	HS 1 for HB 311 - Amendment HA 3 - Defeated by House of Representatives. Votes: Defeated 4 YES 36 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-06-20	House	Amendment HA 3 defeated
2012-06-20	House	HS 1 for HB 311 - Amendment HA 2 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2012-06-20	House	HS 1 for HB 311 - Amendment HA 1 - Defeated by House of Representatives. Votes: Defeated 11 YES 28 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-06-20	House	Amendment HA 1 defeated
2012-06-20	House	HS 1 for HB 311 - Amendment HA 3 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2012-06-19	House	HS 1 for HB 311 - Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2012-06-19	House	HS 1 for HB 311 - Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2012-06-13	House	HS 1 for HB 311 - Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 9 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
2012-06-05	House	HS 1 for HB 311 - Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
2012-05-02	House	Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2012-05-01	House	Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/17c1fea1f4527906852579ea005538bb?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+311/$file/legis.html?open