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Incarcerated persons: mental health evaluations.

It became law on Oct 8, 2019.

CA SB 591 · Senate Bill · 2019–2020

Stage
Became law
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Senate
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Oct 8, 2019

What it does

Existing law requires that, as a condition of parole, a prisoner who has a severe mental health disorder, as defined, be treated by the State Department of State Hospitals. Existing law requires, prior to release on parole, the person in charge of treating the prisoner and a practicing psychiatrist or psychologist from the State Department of State Hospitals to have evaluated the prisoner at a facility of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Oct 8, 2019

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Where it goes next

Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.

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