Amends criminal procedure and health and safety code provisions regarding mental health court programs and competency restoration.

This bill amends the Code of Criminal Procedure and Health and Safety Code to revise procedures for mental health court programs and competency restoration. It establishes mental health court programs for defendants with mental illness or intellectual disability, outlines their essential characteristics, and defines terms. It also modifies the process for determining a defendant's competency to stand trial, including the handling of defendants found incompetent, and sets conditions for the release of defendants from mental health facilities.

Amends criminal procedure and health and safety code provisions regarding mental health court programs and competency restoration.

This bill amends the Code of Criminal Procedure and Health and Safety Code to revise procedures for mental health court programs and competency restoration. It establishes mental health court programs for defendants with mental illness or intellectual disability, outlines their essential characteristics, and defines terms. It also modifies the process for determining a defendant's competency to stand trial, including the handling of defendants found incompetent, and sets conditions for the release of defendants from mental health facilities.