1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to civil commitments; modifying the definition of chemically dependent 
1.3 	person for the purposes of civil commitments;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, 
1.4 	section 253B.02, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 253B.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Chemically dependent person. "Chemically dependent person" means any 
1.8 	person (a) determined as being incapable of self-management or management of personal 
1.9 	affairs by reason of the habitual and excessive use of alcohol, drugs, or other mind-altering 
1.10 	substances; and (b) whose recent conduct as a result of habitual and excessive use of alcohol, 
1.11 	drugs, or other mind-altering substances poses a substantial likelihood of physical harm to 
1.12 	self or others as demonstrated by (i) a recent attempt or threat to physically harm self or 
1.13 	others, (ii) evidence of recent serious physical problems, or (iii) a failure to obtain necessary 
1.14 	food, clothing, shelter, or medical care. "Chemically dependent person" also means a pregnant 
1.15 	woman who has engaged during the pregnancy in habitual or excessive use, for a nonmedical 
1.16 	purpose, of any of the following substances or their derivatives: opium, cocaine, heroin, 
1.17 	phencyclidine, methamphetamine, amphetamine, tetrahydrocannabinol, or alcohol.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.