Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2709 by Johnson, Julie (relating to the county in which an application for court-ordered mental health services must be filed.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would allow an application for court-ordered mental health services to be filed in a county where the emergency room or hospital in which the person whose mental health is at issue is being assessed.
Based on information provided by the Office of Court Administration, no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated as a result from implementing the provisions of the bill.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.