GA SB271 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
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.
Title
Mental Health; provide reasonable standards for providing patients notice; admission to an emergency receiving facility
Sponsors
Sen. Dean Burke [R] | Sen. Gregory Kirk [R] | Sen. Ben Watson [R] | Rep. Buddy Harden [R] |
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]
2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #474 (Y: 46 N: 5 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2016-07-01 | Effective Date | |
2016-04-26 | Act 405 | |
2016-04-26 | Senate | Senate Date Signed by Governor |
2016-03-30 | Senate | Senate Sent to Governor |
2016-03-22 | House | House Passed/Adopted |
2016-03-22 | House | House Third Readers |
2016-03-11 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported |
2016-02-24 | House | House Second Readers |
2016-02-23 | House | House First Readers |
2016-02-22 | Senate | Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
2016-02-22 | Senate | Senate Third Read |
2016-02-10 | Senate | Senate Read Second Time |
2016-02-09 | Senate | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
2016-01-20 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
2016-01-15 | Senate | Senate Hopper |