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House reshapes S.192: court process reforms, secure residential recovery option, and protections for people with disabilities
Summary
S.192 was substantially amended after cross‑committee work: Human Services narrowed the scope for forensic facility placement of persons with intellectual disabilities, Health Care added secure residential recovery facilities with emergency involuntary procedures, and Judiciary added judicial safeguards and victim‑notification provisions; House ordered third reading.
S.192 — originally titled to address forensic facility admissions — was the subject of intensive cross‑committee work in Human Services, Health Care and Judiciary. The House adopted a multi‑committee suite of amendments that refocus the bill on updating civil commitment processes, adding procedural safeguards, and enabling the use of secure residential recovery facilities for those who need a locked, clinical setting.
Human Services removed people in Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL/"Dale") custody from inclusion in a new forensic facility proposal…
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