HB 23-1013 CO

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The act requires the department of corrections (department), by July 1, 2027, to implement policies and practices that conform to nationally recognized minimum standards concerning restraint and seclusion standards of inmates. The act requires the department to uniformly document restraint incidents. The act requires certain facilities to perform an evaluation of every individual at intake to assess the individual's risk of self-harm behaviors and whether the individual has previously been subjected to four-point restraints. The act prohibits the use of an involuntary medication on an individual, unless: The individual is determined to be dangerous to the individual's self or another person and the treatment is in the individual's medical interest; All less restrictive alternative interventions have been exhausted; and The involuntary medication is administered after exhaustion of procedural requirements, including majority approval by an involuntary medication committee comprised of medical professionals and the superintendent of the facility. The act requires the department to submit an annual report to the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives with data concerning the use of restraints and involuntary medication in the preceding calendar year, and present the findings at the department's annual "SMART Act" hearing. The act requires the department to include specific data concerning the placement of individuals in settings with heightened restrictions in its annual administrative segregation report. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $18,872 to the from the general fund, of which $12,000 is reappropriated to the office of information technology. APPROVED by Governor June 5, 2023 EFFECTIVE June 5, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Judy Amabile Democratic · primary
• Rhonda Fields · primary
• Robert Rodriguez Democratic · primary

1. Jun 5, 2023 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 17, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 17, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 17, 2023 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 4, 2023 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. May 3, 2023 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. May 2, 2023 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
8. May 2, 2023 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
9. May 1, 2023 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
10. Apr 25, 2023 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
11. Apr 24, 2023 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
12. Apr 21, 2023 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
13. Apr 21, 2023 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
14. Jan 31, 2023 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
15. Jan 9, 2023 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower