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.
Last Action: 3/28/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- 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 |