HB 2735 Summary

• Transfers jurisdiction over persons found guilty except insane from the psychiatric security review board to the superior court, effective June 30, 2021.

• Creates new definitions and procedures for court-ordered commitment and conditional release of persons found guilty except insane, including requirements for mental health reports and risk assessments by qualified experts.

• Establishes hearing procedures allowing the secure mental health facility, treatment supervisors, and the person to request hearings to review conditional release status, with expedited hearings available for safety concerns.

• Requires the court to determine commitment length based on the sentence the person could have received, with jurisdiction retained by the court for persons whose acts caused death or serious physical injury to another person.

• Repeals the psychiatric security review board statute (Title 31, Chapter 4) and updates related statutes regarding public defender duties, adult probation supervision, and victim notification requirements.