2024 Regular Session • Alabama Legislature
SB240
Legislative Summary
Department of Mental Health; expand category for involuntary commitment to include individuals with co-occurring substance use disorder, authorize service of petition in county of respondent's location when original petition was filed, authorize judge to determine when to bring respondent before court for hearing on restriction of liberty pending final hearing, authorize judge of probate to petition district or municipal court for suspension of criminal confinement for commitment; bill does not require providers to expand services unless additional funding provided
Bill History
3/21/2024
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Senate
3/21/2024
Pending Senate Judiciary
Senate
4/3/2024
Judiciary 1st Amendment 9XZWMMM-1
Senate
4/3/2024
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Senate
4/4/2024
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Senate
4/9/2024
Third Reading in House of Origin
Senate
4/9/2024
Judiciary 1st Amendment Offered 9XZWMMM-1
Senate
4/9/2024
Barfoot motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote 9XZWMMM-1
Senate
4/9/2024
Barfoot 1st Amendment Offered 15Q53Z3-1
Senate
4/9/2024
Barfoot motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 386 15Q53Z3-1
Senate
4/9/2024
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 387
Senate
4/11/2024
Engrossed
Senate
4/11/2024
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
4/11/2024
Pending House Judiciary
House of Representatives
4/17/2024
Reported Out of Committee Second House
House of Representatives
4/18/2024
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
House of Representatives
4/23/2024
Carried Over to the Call of the Chair
House of Representatives
4/25/2024
Third Reading in Second House
House of Representatives
4/25/2024
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 847
House of Representatives
4/30/2024
Ready to Enroll
Senate
4/30/2024
Enrolled
Senate
4/30/2024
Signature Requested
House of Representatives
4/30/2024
Delivered to Governor
Senate
5/6/2024
Enacted
Senate
5/6/2024
Enacted
Senate
Amendments
Senate Barfoot motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 386
Senate Barfoot motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 386 15Q53Z3-1
4/9/2024Not Adopted
Senate Judiciary Judiciary 1st Amendment
Senate Judiciary Judiciary 1st Amendment 9XZWMMM-1
4/3/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading in Second House
4/25/2024
99
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 847
4/25/2024
103
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading in House of Origin
4/9/2024
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Barfoot motion to Adopt - Roll Call 386 15Q53Z3-1
4/9/2024
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 387
4/9/2024
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/6/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Will Barfoot
Republican