(1) Existing law prohibits a person from being tried or adjudged to punishment while that person is mentally incompetent. Existing law establishes a process by which a defendant's mental competency is evaluated and by which the defendant receives treatment, including, if applicable, antipsychotic medication, with the goal of returning the defendant to competency. Existing law credits time spent by a defendant in a state hospital or other facility as a result of commitment during the process toward the term of any imprisonment for which the defendant is sentenced.
California SB 1412 (20132014) — Criminal proceedings: mentally incompetent offenders.
(1) Existing law prohibits a person from being tried or adjudged to punishment while that person is mentally incompetent. Existing law establishes a process by which a defendant's mental competency is evaluated and by which the defendant receives treatment, including, if applicable, antipsychotic medication, with the goal of returning the defendant to competency. Existing law credits time spent by a defendant in a state hospital or other facility as a result of commitment during the process toward the term of any imprisonment for which the defendant is sentenced.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1412 Nielsen Senate Third Reading By PATTERSON — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1412 Nielsen Concurrence — 33–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 34–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Nielsen — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-21 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2014-02-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2014-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2014-03-17 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2014-03-25 Set for hearing April 8.
2014-04-01 Hearing postponed by committee.
2014-04-22 Set for hearing April 29.
2014-05-06 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3312.) (April 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-05-07 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-05-09 Set for hearing May 19.
2014-05-19 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2014-05-20 Set for hearing May 23.
2014-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3716.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 3612.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-28 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-06-02 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2014-06-09 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-06-19 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-06-23 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-07-02 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 2). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-07-03 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-04 From consent calendar.
2014-08-04 Ordered to third reading.
2014-08-19 Read third time and amended. (Page 6153.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-19 Ordered to third reading.
2014-08-21 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6295.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-21 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-22 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4758.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-08-28 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2014-09-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 759, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5068f875-b316-461e-bcb1-3a1b3d68614b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).