SENATE BILL 472

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

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)