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SB19-211

Mental Health Criminal Diversion Program

Type Bill
Session 2019 Regular Session
Subjects
Courts & Judicial Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Concerning changes to the mental health criminal justice diversion programs, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Bill Summary:

Criminal mental health programs - extension - report - appropriation. In 2018, the general assembly established the mental health criminal justice diversion pilot program (pilot program) and the mental health criminal justice grant program (grant program). The act extends the grant program an additional year and removes the cap on the total of all grants awarded per year. The act also requires the state court administrator to provide reports to specified committees of the general assembly concerning both the pilot program and the grant program.

The act appropriates $442,543 to the judicial department for the grant program.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
04/16/2019 Signed Act PDF
04/12/2019 Final Act PDF
04/05/2019 Rerevised PDF
04/04/2019 Revised PDF
03/28/2019 Reengrossed PDF
03/27/2019 Engrossed PDF
03/25/2019 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
05/22/2019 FN2 PDF
03/25/2019 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
09/01/2025 SA2 PDF
09/01/2025 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 19-211 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-1. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 19-211 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/05/2019 Third Reading BILL
57
AYE
7
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/28/2019 Third Reading BILL
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Location Action
04/16/2019 Governor Governor Signed
04/12/2019 Governor Sent to the Governor
04/12/2019 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/11/2019 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
04/05/2019 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/04/2019 House House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/02/2019 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/29/2019 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
03/28/2019 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/27/2019 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
03/26/2019 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/25/2019 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
04/16/2019 119 Mental Health Criminal Diversion Program PDF