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Senate approves measures to expand out‑patient competency restoration and housing options for people found incompetent to proceed
Summary
Senate Bill 41 passed after lawmakers adopted an amendment easing short-term commitments to allow outpatient competency restoration and clarified housing and data-sharing measures for people found incompetent to proceed.
Senate Bill 41, concerning services for people adjudicated incompetent to proceed, passed the Senate on March 28 after the body adopted a committee amendment that allows certain short-term commitments and outpatient competency restoration to reduce the backlog of people waiting in jail for inpatient competency restoration beds.
Sponsor Senator Mobley and committee members said the amendment (adopted as L3 on the floor) is intended to reduce the state’s…
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