FL H1005

Adds "neurocognitive disorder" as a new category alongside intellectual disability and autism for forensic evaluations and involuntary commitment proceedings, defined as decreased mental function due to traumatic brain injury, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, or neurodegenerative disease

Authorizes circuit court chief judges to approve clinical social workers and mental health counselors as court-appointed experts for competency evaluations in jurisdictions with demonstrated need for additional evaluators

Limits clinical social workers and mental health counselors to evaluating only mental competence to proceed; prohibits their appointment for cases involving insanity acquittals, involuntary residential admissions, life felonies, homicides, or sexual offenses

Requires defendants found incompetent to proceed due to neurocognitive disorder to have charges dismissed without prejudice if they remain incompetent within 2 years, with the state allowed to refile charges if competency is later restored

Effective date: July 1, 2026