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Subcommittee debates new civil-commitment wording, approves funding and advances bill to Ways and Means
Summary
Lawmakers debated an amendment that defines "serious physical harm" in civil-commitment law, adopted the amendment, added $6.5 million in budget authority for community mental health and public defense, and forwarded House Bill 2467 to Ways and Means with a due-pass recommendation.
The Public Safety Subcommittee on Tuesday debated and then adopted an amendment that tightens language about when an individual with a mental illness may be involuntarily committed, and it approved budget authority to support community mental-health programs and public defense related to the measure.
Chelsea Herman, Legislative Fiscal Office, summarized the bill: "House Bill 2467 modifies the circumstances when an individual with a mental illness may be detained and committed to the Oregon Health Authority for involuntary treatment." She told the committee the measure modifies the definition of a person with mental illness, creates definitions for physical harm and serious physical harm, and requires the court to find by "clear and convincing evidence" that the individual…
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