House Bill 713
2017-2018 Regular Session
An Act amending the act of July 9, 1976 (P.L.817, No.143), known as the Mental Health Procedures Act, in involuntary examination and treatment, further providing for persons who may be subject to involuntary emergency examination and treatment, for involuntary emergency examination and treatment authorized by a physician - not to exceed one hundred twenty hours, for extended involuntary emergency treatment certified by a judge or mental health review officer - not to exceed twenty days, for court-ordered involuntary treatment not to exceed ninety days; and, in determinations affecting those charged with crime, or under sentence, further providing for incompetence to proceed on criminal charges and lack of criminal responsibility as defense.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Representative Matthew Baker
R House District 68
Co-Sponsors
Rep. Tarah Toohil
R House District 116
Rep. Harold English
R House District 30
Rep. Daniel McNeill
D House District 133
Rep. David Millard
R House District 109
Rep. David Zimmerman
R House District 99
Rep. Karen Boback
R House District 117
Rep. Stan Saylor
R House District 94
Rep. Craig Staats
R House District 145
Rep. Anthony DeLuca
D House District 32
Rep. Dom Costa
D House District 21
Rep. Judy Ward
R House District 80
Rep. Donna Oberlander
R House District 63
Rep. Becky Corbin
R House District 155
Rep. John McGinnis
R House District 79
Rep. Thomas Quigley
R House District 146
Rep. Tommy Sankey
R House District 73
Rep. Tina Pickett
R House District 110
Rep. Jeff Wheeland
R House District 83
Rep. Ron Marsico
R House District 105
Rep. Jim Cox
R House District 129
Rep. Greg Rothman
R House District 87
Rep. Bryan Barbin
D House District 71
Rep. William Kortz
D House District 38
Rep. Frank Farry
R House District 142
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Re-committed to Appropriations, April 26, 2017
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| 0770 | Referred to Health, March 6, 2017 |
| Reported as committed, April 19, 2017 | |
| First consideration, April 19, 2017 | |
| Laid on the table, April 19, 2017 | |
| Removed from table, April 25, 2017 | |
| Second consideration, April 26, 2017 | |
| Re-committed to Appropriations, April 26, 2017 |
Printers Numbers
Votes
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
House HEALTH Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
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Statute References
This bill amends the act of July 9, 1976 (P.L.0817, No.0143), known as the Mental Health Procedures Act. Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.
Rep. Thomas Murt
R House District 152
Rep. Aaron Bernstine
R House District 10
Rep. Thomas Murt
R House District 152
Rep. Angel Cruz
D House District 180
Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43
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July 9, 1976 (P.L.0817, No.0143), known as the Mental Health Procedures Act
House Bill 713
2017-2018 Regular Session
Sponsors
BAKER, TOOHIL, ENGLISH, McNEILL, MILLARD, ZIMMERMAN, BOBACK, SAYLOR, STAATS, DeLUCA, D. COSTA, WARD, OBERLANDER, CORBIN, McGINNIS, QUIGLEY, SANKEY, PICKETT, WHEELAND, MARSICO, COX, ROTHMAN, BARBIN, KORTZ, FARRY
Short Title
An Act amending the act of July 9, 1976 (P.L.817, No.143), known as the Mental Health Procedures Act, in involuntary examination and treatment, further providing for persons who may be subject to involuntary emergency examination and treatment, for involuntary emergency examination and treatment authorized by a physician - not to exceed one hundred twenty hours, for extended involuntary emergency treatment certified by a judge or mental health review officer - not to exceed twenty days, for court-ordered involuntary treatment not to exceed ninety days; and, in determinations affecting those charged with crime, or under sentence, further providing for incompetence to proceed on criminal * * *
Memo Subject
Involuntary Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Actions
| 0770 | Referred to HEALTH, March 6, 2017 |
| Reported as committed, April 19, 2017 | |
| First consideration, April 19, 2017 | |
| Laid on the table, April 19, 2017 | |
| Removed from table, April 25, 2017 | |
| Second consideration, April 26, 2017 | |
| Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 26, 2017 |
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