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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)



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