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SENATE BILL 472

CHAPTER NUMBER: 557
File Code: Public Health

Sponsored By:
Senator Munson

Entitled:
Mental Hygiene Law - Court Records Relating to a Petition for Emergency Evaluation - Confidentiality

Synopsis:

Requiring that specified court records relating to a petition for emergency evaluation be confidential; prohibiting specified court records from being divulged, except by order of the court for good cause shown; providing that a specified provision of the Act does not prohibit specified persons from reviewing specified court records; requiring that a specified petition for an emergency evaluation be considered a mental health record; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Finance
2/21
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/2
Returned Passed
House Action
3/18
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/28
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/17
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 557

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Mental Health
Petitions
Privacy
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reports

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 10-630 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 727977/01     Offered on: March 16, 2007   at: 11:44 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 20, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 2, 2007: Third Reading Passed (140-0)



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