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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 ...
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
Sterilization law is the area of law, that concerns a person's purported right to choose or refuse reproductive sterilization and when a given government may limit it. In the United States, it is typically understood to touch on federal and state constitutional law , statutory law , administrative law , and common law .
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]
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
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 .