Introducer(s):
Judiciary Committee

Title: AN ACT CONCERNING COMPETENCY TO STAND TRIAL.

Statement of Purpose: To revise certain procedures for determining the competency of a criminal defendant to stand trial in order to allow psychiatric hospitals to identify a larger number of defendants admitted for restoration of competency as being eligible for civil commitment, to clarify options of the court and the content of various treatment facility reports and to make technical changes.

Bill History:

02/23/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON Judiciary Committee
03/09/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/13
03/17/06 JOINT FAVORABLE SUBSTITUTE
03/20/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
03/30/06 REFERRED TO OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH AND OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS 04/04/06-5:00 PM
04/05/06 REPORTED OUT OF LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
04/05/06 FAVORABLE REPORT, TABLED FOR THE CALENDAR, SENATE
04/05/06 SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 272
04/05/06 FILE NUMBER 376
04/11/06 REFERRED BY SENATE TO COMMITTEE ON Public Health Committee
04/11/06 IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL
04/17/06 JOINT FAVORABLE
04/17/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
04/17/06 REPORTED OUT OF LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
04/18/06 NO NEW FILE BY COMMITTEE ON Public Health Committee
04/18/06 FAVORABLE REPORT, TABLED FOR THE CALENDAR, SENATE
04/20/06 SENATE PASSED
04/21/06 FAVORABLE REPORT, TABLED FOR THE CALENDAR, HOUSE
04/21/06 HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 422
04/24/06 HOUSE PASSED
04/24/06 IN CONCURRENCE
05/01/06 PUBLIC ACT 06-36
05/02/06 TRANSMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
05/08/06 SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR