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CS/SB 168: Mental Health

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Bradley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia

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.

Effective Date: 10/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/28/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
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