The measure known as the McBride bill, is one step away from becoming law. It would enable the state to commit someone with a history of serious mental illness without proving that person is, or will become, violent. A house amendment, adopted by the senate on Thursday, would also reduce the frequency of appeals for release by those hospitalized under NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY rulings. Under the amendment, appeals from such patients would be heard once a year instead of every..
Today was Joe Moseley's last day as Senator in a regular senate session. He will be leaving the Senate to join Shelter Insurance as a legal counsel. Recently, he sat down with Beryl Chong to reflect on the past years in which he represented Boone County.
Sen. Joe Moseley, D-Columbia, one of the few to vote against the bill, said the Senate's action might be premature -- because there hasn't yet been a decision in Hawaii -- and prove costly. If the bill becomes law, he said, it would surely face an expensive court challenge.
Under current Missouri law, it must be proved that a mentally ill person poses a threat of physical harm to himself or others, before he can be locked-up for psychiatric treatment. Columbia Senator Joe Moseley sponsored a senate bill that would allow judges to committ someone with a history of serious mental illness without proving they pose a physical threat.
When the English-only bill gets placed at the bottom of that list is determined by the committee chairman, Sen. Joe Moseley, D-Columbia, who voted against the bill in his committee.
Senator Joe Moseley of Columbia says that if this bill passes, it will make the penalty for vehicular homicide just as strong as an intentional murder. He is concerned that this would lower the level of concern for intentional killings.
"It's worked well in the counties where they've implemented it, where they had major employers and I think it's a very worthwhile program," said Sen. Joe Moseley, D-Columbia.
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