Hawaii Senate Bill 2654 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-21 - Referred to PSM/HTH/JDL, WAM.
Pending: Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Allows the court to place a defendant acquitted of a violent felony on the ground of physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect excluding responsibility in an appropriate high security correctional facility for custody, care, and treatment for a term that is the same as the indeterminate term of imprisonment for the violent felony that the defendant is acquitted. Requires the director of public safety to include persons acquitted of a violent felony on the ground of physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect excluding responsibility for placement and treatment at high security correctional facilities. Requires the department of public safety to provide mental health services in high security correctional facilities and to collaborate with the department of health for treatment.

Acquittal on Ground of Physical or Mental Disease, Disorder, or Defect Excluding Responsibility; High Security Correctional Facility; Violent Felonies; Mental Health Treatment

Sen. Mike Gabbard [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-21	Senate	Referred to PSM/HTH/JDL, WAM.
2014-01-21	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2014-01-17	Senate	Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2654&year=2014
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/Bills/SB2654_.HTM