HB 24-1079 CO Became Law
Persons Detained in Jail on Emergency Commitment
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Summary
The act prohibits a law enforcement officer or emergency service patrol officer who takes a juvenile into protective custody from detaining the juvenile in jail. Beginning July 1, 2024, the act requires each local law enforcement agency that has taken a person into protective custody to provide an annual report to the behavioral health administration that includes disaggregated and nonidentifying information concerning persons who were taken into protective custody in an approved treatment facility or detained in an emergency medical facility or jail. Beginning July 1, 2024, the act requires each approved treatment facility or emergency medical services facility that detains a person under protective custody or detains or holds a person on an emergency commitment to provide a quarterly report to the behavioral health administration that includes information about the persons detained or held at the facility. The act appropriates $64,738 from the general fund to the department of human services for use by the behavioral health administration. APPROVED by Governor May 17, 2024 EFFECTIVE May 17, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (3)
- Judy Amabile Democratic · primary
- Regina English Democratic · primary
- Rhonda Fields · primary
Action history (17)
- May 17, 2024 Governor Signed · executive
- May 8, 2024 Sent to the Governor · executive
- May 8, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- May 8, 2024 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Apr 30, 2024 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
- Apr 25, 2024 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
- Apr 24, 2024 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 23, 2024 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
- Apr 19, 2024 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Mar 13, 2024 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
- Feb 28, 2024 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
- Feb 26, 2024 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Feb 23, 2024 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
- Feb 20, 2024 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Feb 16, 2024 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Jan 23, 2024 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
- Jan 10, 2024 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower
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