Bill Summary

SB 168 Mental Health (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Bradley Co Sponsors: Albritton, Arrington, Ávila, Berman, Bernard, Boyd, Brodeur, Burgess, Burton, Calatayud, Collins, Davis, DiCeglie, Gaetz, García, Grall, Gruters, Harrell, Hooper, Ingoglia, Jones, Leek, Martin, McClain, Osgood, Passidomo, Pizzo, Polsky, Rodriguez, Rouson, Sharief, Simon, Smith, Truenow, Trumbull, Wright, Yarborough CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice, Appropriations
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Summary
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
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committees of reference
   S Criminal Justice
   S Appropriations
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Actions
02/24/25
SENATE
Filed
02/25/25
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations
02/27/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 37 S
03/04/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/05/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/05/25
SENATE
Now in Appropriations
03/28/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 K
03/31/25
SENATE
Meeting Canceled: Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 K
04/02/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/04/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/04/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/04/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
04/09/25
SENATE
Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 37 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
04/09/25
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In Messages
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bill text & filed amendments
0168
Filed on 02/24/25
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Amendment 857776
Bradley
Filed on 03/03/25
Replaced by CS
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0168C1
Filed on 03/05/25
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Amendment 658784
Bradley
Filed on 03/31/25
Replaced by CS
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0168C2
Filed on 04/04/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
394.658
916.105
916.135
916.136
916.185
945.093
948.0395
1004.649
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