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SB481 • 2026

Permitting a municipal judge to initiate a psychiatric or psychological examination to determine competence and setting forth relevant procedures.

Permitting a municipal judge to initiate a psychiatric or psychological examination to determine competence and setting forth relevant procedures.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2026-03-20
Official status
Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Permitting a municipal judge to initiate a psychiatric or psychological examination to determine competence and setting forth relevant procedures.

Permitting a municipal judge to initiate a psychiatric or psychological examination to determine competence and setting forth relevant procedures.

What This Bill Does

  • Permitting a municipal judge to initiate a psychiatric or psychological examination to determine competence and setting forth relevant procedures.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-20 House

    Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507

  2. 2026-03-11 House

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary

  3. 2026-03-04 House

    Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N event

  4. 2026-02-24 House

    Referred to House Committee on Judiciary

  5. 2026-02-24 House

    Received and Introduced

  6. 2026-02-18 Senate

    Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0

  7. 2026-02-18 Senate

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  8. 2026-02-18 Senate

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  9. 2026-02-16 Senate

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary

  10. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Hearing: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S event

Official Summary Text

Permitting a municipal judge to initiate a psychiatric or psychological examination to determine competence and setting forth relevant procedures.