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The Baker Act, officially known as the Florida Mental Health Act of 1971, is a law in the U.S. state of Florida that allows certain professionals—such as doctors, mental health practitioners, judges, and law enforcement officers—to detain and involuntarily commit individuals to a mental health facility for up to 72 hours.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill on March 28, 2022, and the act went into effect on July 1 of that year as part of Florida Statute §1001.42. [4] Its passage has prompted the introduction of various similar laws within other states and the federal government, and Florida legislators have introduced bills expanding the scope of the ...
Colorado Revised Statutes section 25.5-10-233 governs court-ordered sterilizations. [23] In 1981, the Colorado Supreme Court held that a district court may authorize the sterilization of a "mentally retarded person" if the court finds with clear and convincing evidence the procedure is medically essential. [24]
A constitutional amendment requiring the legislature and supreme court to publicize newly enacted laws and decisions [32] Passed [33] 8,870 (93.00%) 667 (7.00%) Article 3, Section 17 A constitutional amendment modifying legislature proceedings [32] Passed [33] 7,786 (91.88%) 688 (8.12%) Article 4, Section 12
Sumter County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida.As of the 2020 census, the population is 129,752. It has the oldest median age (68.3 years) of any US county [2] and the highest percentage of residents aged 65 and older—at 55.6% in 2014–2018 (in 2009–2013). [3]
Florida's 10th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. It was reassigned in 2012, effective January 3, 2013, from the Gulf Coast to inland Central Florida . Before 2017, the district included parts of western Orange County , most of Lake County , as well as a northern section of Polk County .
Ion Farris (1878–1934), former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and member of the Florida Senate; John W. Martin (1884–1958), former Jacksonville mayor and 24th governor of Florida 1921–1925; Emory H. Price (1899–1976), U.S. Representative from Florida; Fuller Warren (1905–1973), 30th governor of Florida 1949–1953