An Act relative to commitments of persons found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of mental illness
Section 108 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2016 (see House, No. 3650), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment I of House, No. 3675). July 17, 2015.
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Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to further regulate forthwith commitments of persons found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of mental illness, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 7/20/2015 | House | For message, see H3675, attachment I |
| 7/20/2015 | House | Enacted as section 108 of the General Appropriation Bill, see H3650 |
| 7/20/2015 | Executive | Governor returned to the House with recommendation of amendment |
| 7/20/2015 | House | Referred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading |
| 7/30/2015 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/30/2015 | House | Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted |
| 7/30/2015 | House | Amendment recommended by the Governor adopted (in the form approved by the committee) |
| 10/8/2015 | Senate | Amendment #1 (Spilka) adopted |
| 10/8/2015 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 10/8/2015 | Senate | Governor's amendment rejected |
| 10/14/2015 | House | Referred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading |
| 10/21/2015 | House | House concurred in the Senate amendment |
| 10/22/2015 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 10/22/2015 | Senate | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 10/22/2015 | House | Re-enacted |
| 10/26/2015 | Senate | Re-enacted and again laid before the Governor |
| 10/30/2015 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 112 of the Acts of 2015 |
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