MA H720

Bill

MA H720

To preserve access to inpatient mental health services for individuals with mental illness

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the psychiatric evaluation and treatment of certain mentally ill persons alleged to have committed assault or assault and battery. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to preserve access to inpatient mental health services for individuals with mental illness who are alleged to have committed assault or assault and battery. The key provision of the bill is that if such an individual was transported or held under certain sections of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 123 (related to the psychiatric evaluation and treatment of mentally ill persons), or was determined by mental health providers to need psychiatric evaluation or treatment, they will not be charged under the assault or assault and battery provisions, but will instead be provided with mental health evaluation and treatment in accordance with Chapter 123.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (5)

Ruth Balser (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Anne Gobi (D), Ken Gordon (D), Kay Khan (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4874 (on 08/09/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H720

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H720
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H720.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1061	Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see H4710	Similar To
H1063	Providing for efficient access to mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see H4557	Similar To
H2342	Relative to assaults upon sports officials	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H2406	Relative to the civil commitment of mentally ill persons to Bridgewater State Hospital	Accompanied a study order, see H4557	Similar To
H2412	To provide services for medically ill and mentally ill persons	Accompanied a study order, see H4624	Similar To
H3343	Clarifying the limited exemption from taxation of certain facilities for the treatment of committed mentally ill patients	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H4874	Judiciary Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H795	Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on an emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S828	Relative to mandatory sentences for those committing an assault on a law enforcement officer	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To
S984	Relative to increased penalties for assault, assault and battery, stalking, and criminal harassment at youth sporting events	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

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