S.B. No. 1129
AN ACT
relating to the transportation of a person with a mental illness.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 574.045, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (l) to read as follows:
(l) A patient restrained under Subsection (g) may be
restrained only during the apprehension, detention, or
transportation of the patient. The method of restraint must permit
the patient to sit in an upright position without undue difficulty
unless the patient is being transported by ambulance.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1129 passed the Senate on
April 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1129 passed the House on
May 23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 9,
two present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor