Vermont S 195: An act relating to taxation of smokable hemp products

Bill Text

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S.195 1
Introduced by Senator Hashim 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Health; mental health; orders of nonhospitalization; legal 5
representation 6
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require that 7
the Office of Defender General represent criminally involved individuals in 8
commitment proceedings. It further proposes to enable a court to revoke an 9
order of nonhospitalization in certain circumstances. 10
An act relating to judicial proceedings for involuntary treatment 11
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 12
Sec. 1. 13 V.S.A. § 4820 is amended to read: 13
§ 4820. HEARING REGARDING COMMITMENT 14
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(b) When a person is found to be incompetent to stand trial, has not been 16
indicted by reason of insanity for the alleged offense, or has been acquitted by 17
reason of insanity at the time of the alleged offense, the person shall be entitled 18
to have counsel appointed from Vermont Legal Aid the Office of the Defender 19
General to represent the person. The Department of Mental Health and, if 20

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applicable, the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living 1
shall be entitled to appear and call witnesses at the proceeding. 2
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Sec. 2. 18 V.S.A. § 7618 is amended to read: 4
§ 7618. ORDER; NONHOSPITALIZATION 5
(a) If the court finds that a treatment program other than hospitalization is 6
adequate to meet the person’s treatment needs, the court shall order the person 7
to receive whatever treatment other than hospitalization is appropriate for a 8
period of 90 days. If the treatment plan proposed by the Commissioner is for a 9
secure residential recovery facility or a psychiatric residential treatment facility 10
for youth, the court may at any time, on its own motion or on a motion of an 11
interested party, review the need for treatment at the secure residential 12
recovery facility or the psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth, 13
respectively. 14
(b) If at any time during the specified period it comes to the attention of the 15
court either that the patient is not complying with the order or that the 16
alternative treatment has not been adequate to meet the patient’s treatment 17
needs, the court may, after proper hearing: 18
(1) consider other alternatives, modify its original order, revoke its 19
original order, and direct the patient to undergo another program of alternative 20
treatment for the remainder of the 90-day period; or 21

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(2) enter a new order directing that the patient be hospitalized for the 1
remainder of the 90-day period. 2
Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 3
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026. 4