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CS/CS/SB 168: Mental Health

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Criminal Justice ; Bradley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia ; Albritton ; Arrington ; Avila ; Berman ; Bernard ; Boyd ; Brodeur ; Burgess ; Burton ; Calatayud ; Collins ; Davis ; DiCeglie ; Gaetz ; Grall ; Gruters ; Harrell ; Hooper ; Ingoglia ; Jones ; Leek ; Martin ; McClain ; Osgood ; Passidomo ; Pizzo ; Polsky ; Rodriguez ; Rouson ; Sharief ; Simon ; Smith ; Truenow ; Trumbull ; Wright ; Yarborough

Mental Health; Citing this act as the “Tristin Murphy Act”; expanding the programs and diversion initiatives supported by implementation or expansion grants to include training for 911 public safety telecommunicators and emergency medical technicians for certain purposes and to include veterans treatment court programs; encouraging communities to apply for specified grants to establish misdemeanor or ordinance violation mental health diversion programs; encouraging communities to apply for specified grants to establish pretrial felony mental health diversion programs; expanding eligibility for the Forensic Hospital Diversion Pilot Program to include Hillsborough County, etc. APPROPRIATION: $794,880

Effective Date: 10/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/9/2025 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/24/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/25/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations
    2/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/4/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    • Introduced
    3/5/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations
    3/10/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
    3/28/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/31/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled
    4/2/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
    4/4/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
    4/8/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
    4/9/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 359
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 359
    • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 359
    • Immediately certified -SJ 392
    4/9/2025 House • In Messages

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  • CS/CS/SB 168, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/4/2025 at 4:33 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1207 Mental Health Cobb, Daley Similar Last Action: 4/17/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/9/2025 10:29 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/9/2025 10:30 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.658 Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Grant Program requirements. Page 4 (pdf)
    916.105 Legislative intent. Page 9 (pdf)
    916.135 Page 10 (pdf)
    916.136 Page 15 (pdf)
    916.185 Forensic Hospital Diversion Pilot Program. Page 18 (pdf)
    945.093 Page 19 (pdf)
    948.0395 Page 19 (pdf)
    1004.649 Northwest Regional Data Center. Page 20 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 168, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/5/2025 at 12:04 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1207 Mental Health Cobb, Daley Similar Last Action: 4/17/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    658784 - Amendment
    Delete lines 557 - 616 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Bradley)     		3/31/2025
    1:34 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/2/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/2/2025 9:00 AM Appropriations 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.658 Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Grant Program requirements. Page 4 (pdf)
    916.105 Legislative intent. Page 9 (pdf)
    916.135 Page 10 (pdf)
    916.136 Page 15 (pdf)
    916.185 Forensic Hospital Diversion Pilot Program. Page 18 (pdf)
    945.093 Page 19 (pdf)
    948.0395 Page 19 (pdf)
    1004.649 Northwest Regional Data Center. Page 20 (pdf)

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  • SB 168, Original Filed Version Posted 2/24/2025 at 4:27 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/3/2025 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1207 Mental Health Cobb, Daley Identical Last Action: 4/17/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    857776 - Amendment
    Delete lines 375 - 499 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Bradley)     		3/3/2025
    1:46 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/4/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/4/2025 2:00 PM Criminal Justice 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.658 Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Grant Program requirements. Page 4 (pdf)
    916.105 Legislative intent. Page 9 (pdf)
    916.135 Page 10 (pdf)
    916.136 Page 15 (pdf)
    916.185 Forensic Hospital Diversion Pilot Program. Page 18 (pdf)
    945.093 Page 19 (pdf)
    948.0395 Page 19 (pdf)
    1004.649 Northwest Regional Data Center. Page 20 (pdf)

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