Pennsylvania House Bill 1349 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-11 - Re-referred to HUMAN SERVICES
Pending: House Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act amending the act of July 9, 1976 (P.L.817, No.143), known as the Mental Health Procedures Act, in involuntary examination and treatment, further providing for persons who may be subject to involuntary emergency examination and treatment, for involuntary emergency examination and treatment authorized by a physician - not to exceed one hundred twenty hours, for extended involuntary emergency treatment certified by a judge or mental health review officer - not to exceed twenty days, for court-ordered involuntary treatment not to exceed ninety days; and, in determinations affecting those charged with crime, or under sentence, further providing for incompetence to proceed on criminal charges and lack of criminal responsibility as defense.

In involuntary examination and treatment, further providing for persons who may be subject to involuntary emergency examination and treatment, for involuntary emergency examination and treatment authorized by a physician - not to exceed one hundred twenty hours, for extended involuntary emergency treatment certified by a judge or mental health review officer - not to exceed twenty days, for court-ordered involuntary treatment not to exceed ninety days; and, in determinations affecting those charged with crime, or under sentence, further providing for incompetence to proceed on criminal charges and lack of criminal responsibility as defense.

Rep. Martina White [R]	Rep. David Millard [R]	Rep. Brian Kirkland [D]	Rep. Kurt Masser [R]
Rep. Anthony DeLuca [D]	Rep. Harry Readshaw [D]	Rep. Aaron Kaufer [R]	Rep. David Zimmerman [R]
Rep. James Struzzi [R]	Rep. Joseph Hohenstein [D]

2019-06-11 - House - House Judiciary: Re-refer Bill To Another Committee (Y: 25 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-11	House	Re-referred to HUMAN SERVICES
2019-06-11	House	Reported with request to re-refer to HUMAN SERVICES
2019-05-01	House	Referred to JUDICIARY

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1349
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1349&pn=1643
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2019&sInd=0&cteeCde=24&theDate=06/11/2019&RollCallId=700