Indiana House Bill 1509 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-18 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Mental health and addiction services pilot program. Authorizes the division of mental health and addiction (division), beginning January 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, to operate a pilot program under which mental health and addiction forensic treatment services are provided to individuals who are charged with a misdemeanor offense. Requires the division to report its findings concerning the pilot program to the justice reinvestment advisory council. Urges the legislative council to assign to the interim study committee on corrections and criminal code for study during the 2017 interim the topic of extending mental health and addiction forensic treatment services

Mental health and addiction services pilot program. Authorizes the division of mental health and addiction (division), beginning January 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, to operate a pilot program under which mental health and addiction forensic treatment services are provided to individuals who are charged with a misdemeanor offense. Requires the division to report its findings concerning the pilot program to the justice reinvestment advisory council. Urges the legislative council to assign to the interim study committee on corrections and criminal code for study during the 2017 interim the topic of extending mental health and addiction forensic treatment services

Rep. Gregory Steuerwald [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-18	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2017-01-18	House	Authored by Representative Steuerwald

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1509/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/1/4/e/814e36ed/HB1509.01.INTR.pdf