GA SB271 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to examination and treatment for mental illness, so as to provide for reasonable standards for providing patients and their representatives notice of their rights upon each such patient's admission to an emergency receiving facility; to provide for procedure for continued involuntary hospitalization of a mentally ill patient when a discharge has been planned and is deemed unsafe; to change the time frame for certain notices related to the procedure for continued involuntary hospitalization; to provide for a reasonable standard for diligent efforts to secure the names of a mental patient's representatives; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Mental Health; provide reasonable standards for providing patients notice; admission to an emergency receiving facility

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-03-22 - House - House Vote #785 (Y: 161 N: 7 NV: 5 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #474 (Y: 46 N: 5 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-07-01 Effective Date
2016-04-26 Act 405
2016-04-26SenateSenate Date Signed by Governor
2016-03-30SenateSenate Sent to Governor
2016-03-22HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
2016-03-22HouseHouse Third Readers
2016-03-11HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-24HouseHouse Second Readers
2016-02-23HouseHouse First Readers
2016-02-22SenateSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-22SenateSenate Third Read
2016-02-10SenateSenate Read Second Time
2016-02-09SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-01-20SenateSenate Read and Referred
2016-01-15SenateSenate Hopper

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