H.B. No. 0134

Involuntary hospitalization proceedings.

Sponsored By:     Select Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

AN ACT relating to involuntary commitments; amending procedures for the involuntary commitment of persons with mental illnesses; eliminating a requirement that the Wyoming state hospital be the hospital of last resort; and providing for an effective date.

1/5/2007    Bill Number Assigned

1/12/2007   H Received for Introduction

1/15/2007   H Introduced and Referred to H01

1/23/2007   H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Buchanan, Dockstader, Gingery, Mercer, Olsen, Shepperson and Throne

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/23/2007   H Placed on General File

HB0134HS001/ADOPTED

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1/25/2007   H Passed CoW

1/26/2007   H Passed 2nd Reading

1/29/2007   H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Alden and Miller

Ayes 58 Nays 0 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/31/2007   S Received for Introduction

1/31/2007   S Introduced and Referred to S10

2/9/2007    S10 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Aullman, Fecht, Hastert and Scott

Excused:  Senator(s) Barrasso

Ayes 4 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/9/2007    S Placed on General File

2/9/2007    S Passed CoW

2/12/2007   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/13/2007   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Peck

Ayes 29 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/13/2007   Assigned Number HEA No. 0038

2/13/2007   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0038

2/13/2007   S President Signed HEA No. 0038

2/16/2007   Governor Signed HEA No. 0038

2/16/2007   Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0066  Session Laws of Wyoming 2007.