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Sponsor: extend competency-restoration deadline from 1 to 5 years for most serious charges
State Judiciary Committee · October 29, 2025
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Summary
Senator Patton said SB 295 would extend the competency-restoration timeline for aggravated murder-level charges from one year to five years and require facilities to report medication refusals to the court within 14 days, tolling restoration time during refusals.
Senator Patton introduced Senate Bill 295 in the State Judiciary Committee, saying the measure would extend the timeline for competency-restoration treatment in the most serious charges — including aggravated murder and murder of a police officer — from one year to five years.
Patton cited…
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