Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka

Suspects adjudicated incompetent to proceed could receive mental-health treatment in a county jail instead of a state hospital under bills moving through the Florida Legislature.

The House Children, Families, and Seniors Subcommittee voted overwhelmingly February 3 to approve HB 1249 by Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, R-Ft. Myers.