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Bill:  SB 553 
Legislative Session: 77(R)
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Last Action:05/26/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to the creation of a task force to review the methods and procedures used to evaluate a criminal defendant's competency to stand trial and use of the insanity defense.
Author:Duncan
Sponsor:Gray
Subjects:Criminal Procedure--Insanity Defense (I0201)
Criminal Procedure--Pretrial Procedure (I0203)
Mental Health & Mental Retardation (I0530)
MENTAL INCOMPETENCY (S0019)
Companion:HB 1878 by Gray, Very Similar
Senate Committee:Criminal Justice
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=7   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:Criminal Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=3
Actions: (ascending date order)
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      02/06/2001    
 Filed      02/06/2001    
 Read first time      02/07/2001     276
 Referred to Criminal Justice      02/07/2001     276
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      02/21/2001    
 Considered in public hearing      02/21/2001    
 Testimony taken in committee      02/21/2001    
 Reported favorably as substituted      02/27/2001     489
 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      02/27/2001    
 Committee report printed and distributed       02/27/2001   02:47 PM 
 Placed on local & uncontested calendar      03/08/2001    
 Rules suspended      03/08/2001     618
 Record vote      03/08/2001     618
 Laid before the Senate      03/08/2001     618
 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      03/08/2001     618
 Three day rule suspended      03/08/2001     618
 Record vote      03/08/2001     618
 Read 3rd time      03/08/2001     618
 Passed      03/08/2001     618
 Record vote      03/08/2001     618
 Reported engrossed      03/08/2001    
 Received from the Senate      03/08/2001     606
 Read first time      03/12/2001     635
 Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence      03/12/2001     635
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      04/10/2001    
 Considered in public hearing      04/10/2001    
 Testimony taken in committee      04/10/2001    
 Left pending in committee      04/10/2001    
 Considered in formal meeting      04/26/2001    
 Left pending in committee      04/26/2001    
 Considered in formal meeting      05/02/2001    
 Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent      05/02/2001    
 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      05/02/2001    
 Committee report filed with Chief Clerk      05/07/2001     2802
 Committee report printed and distributed       05/07/2001   11:11 PM 
 Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar      05/07/2001    
 Considered in Local & Consent Calendars      05/08/2001    
 Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar      05/11/2001    
 Read 2nd time      05/11/2001     3123
 Passed to 3rd reading      05/11/2001     3123
 Read 3rd time      05/11/2001     3131
 Passed      05/11/2001     3131
 Record vote   RV#414   05/11/2001     3131
 House passage reported      05/11/2001     1958
 Reported enrolled      05/14/2001    
 Signed in the Senate      05/15/2001     2062
 Signed in the House      05/15/2001     3288
 Sent to the Governor      05/15/2001     2133
 Signed by the Governor      05/26/2001     4317
 Effective immediately      05/26/2001