Florida House Bill 959 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on March 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides requirements for involuntary examinations of inmates, placement & treatment of inmate in mental health treatment facility, & filing petitions for involuntary inpatient placement for inmates; provides requirements for emergency & psychotropic medications, use of force, & management & treatment for self-injurious behaviors; requires wardens to consult with inmate's treating physician & make certain determinations; provides for petitions to compel inmate to submit to medical treatment; provides requirements for inmate capacity, health care advance directives, & proxies.

Health Care for Inmates

Rep. Melony Bell [R]

Rep. Patt Maney [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-08	House	Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2024-01-09	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2024-01-05	House	Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2024-01-05	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2024-01-05	House	Referred to Appropriations Committee
2024-01-05	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2023-12-20	House	Filed

S1284 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Died in Fiscal Policy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
945	41		Amended Code	See Bill Text
945	42		Amended Code	See Bill Text
945	43		Amended Code	See Bill Text
945	44		Amended Code	See Bill Text
945	45		Amended Code	See Bill Text
945	46		Amended Code	See Bill Text
945	47		Amended Code	See Bill Text
945	48		Amended Code	See Bill Text
945	485		Amended Code	See Bill Text
945	49		Amended Code	See Bill Text
945	6042		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/959
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/959/BillText/Filed/PDF