Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to certain involuntary hospitalization reporting requirements
Sponsored by Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D), Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D), Rep. Ken Croken (D), Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D), Rep. Daniel Gosa (D), Rep. Bob Kressig (D), Rep. Monica Kurth (D), Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D), Rep. Brian Meyer (D), Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D), Rep. Ross Wilburn (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary When a person is forced into a hospital for mental health treatment, doctors must send reports to the court about their condition. Currently, these doctors have to send updates every 90 days. This change would allow them to send these follow-up reports every six months instead.1
Read the official explanation
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to certain involuntary hospitalization reporting requirements. After a person has been involuntarily committed for inpatient treatment due to a serious mental impairment, the medical director of the facility or the psychiatrist or psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner treating the patient must make a report to the court about the patient’s condition and how much longer the patient will require treatment by the facility. The initial report is due within days of the entry of the order requiring treatment for the involuntarily committed person, and follow-up reports are due in 90-day intervals after the initial report. The bill changes the interval between follow-up reports to a maximum of six months.