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Senate Bill 2479 |
Senate Author: Zaffirini |
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Effective: 9-1-23 |
House Sponsor: Moody |
Senate Bill 2479 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure and Health and Safety Code to include defendants charged with a Class C misdemeanor in the scope of provisions regarding the early identification of defendants suspected of having a mental illness or an intellectual disability. Additionally, the bill clarifies the time at which a peace officer who transports an apprehended person to a facility under a warrant for an emergency detention may leave the facility, authorizes certain mental health professionals to apply for such a warrant by email and other secure electronic means, and establishes that a court order authorizing the administration of a psychoactive medication to certain patients ordered to receive inpatient mental health services authorizes the taking of a blood sample.