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
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Appropriations (AP)
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 |
