2026 Regular Session
SB707
Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment)
Defining "danger to the life or safety of the individual or of others" for purposes of the involuntary admission of individuals with mental disorders to a facility or Veterans' Administration hospital and the emergency evaluation of individuals with mental disorders.
Legislative progress
i
This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 23, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
42 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent
April 8, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
129 yea–0 nay · 6 not voting · 6 absent
April 9, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
41 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 4 absent
Committee referrals
Instrument history
i
This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
-
Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 177
-
Senate Passed Enrolled View roll call
-
Senate Third Reading Passed (41-0) View roll call
-
Senate Senate Concurs House Amendments
-
House Third Reading Passed (129-0) View roll call
-
House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
-
House Favorable with Amendments {473626/1 Adopted View roll call
-
House Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
-
House Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
-
House Hearing canceled
-
House Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
-
House Referred Health
-
Senate Third Reading Passed (42-0) View roll call
-
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
-
Senate Favorable with Amendments {873527/1 Adopted View roll call
-
Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
-
Senate Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
-
Senate First Reading Finance