Amend SB 22 as follows:
      (1)  Strike Sections 4 and 5 of the bill (Senate engrossment,
page 3, line 4, through page 6, line 2) and substitute:
      SECTION 1.  Section 462.023, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
      Sec. 462.023.  DISCHARGE OR RELEASE.  (a)  Except as provided
by Subsections (b) and (c) <Subsection (b)>, a facility shall
release a voluntary patient within a reasonable time, not to exceed
96 hours, after the patient requests in writing to be released.
      (b)  A facility is not required to release the patient if
before the end of the 96-hour period:
            (1)  the patient files a written withdrawal of the
request;
            (2)  an application for court-ordered treatment or
emergency detention is filed and the patient is detained in
accordance with this chapter; or
            (3)  the patient is a minor admitted under Section
462.022(a)(3)(A) with the consent of a parent, guardian, or
conservator and that person, after consulting with facility
personnel, objects in writing to the release of the minor.
      (c)  If the patient is a minor admitted under Section
462.022(a)(3)(A), a facility shall consult with the person
described by Subsection (b)(3) on receipt of the written request
for release.  If that person in writing objects to the release of
the patient, the facility shall continue treatment of the patient
as a voluntary patient.
      (d)  Subsection (a)  applies to a minor admitted under
Section 462.022 if the request for release is made in writing to
the facility by the person who requested the initial admission.
      (e) <(d)>  If extremely hazardous weather conditions exist or
a disaster occurs, the facility administrator may request the judge
of a court that has jurisdiction over proceedings brought under
Subchapter D to extend the period during which the person may be
detained.  The judge or a magistrate appointed by the judge may by
written order made each day extend the period during which the
person may be detained until 4 p.m. on the first succeeding
business day.  The written order must declare that an emergency
exists because of the weather or the occurrence of a disaster.
      (2)  Renumber Section 6 of the bill accordingly.