2025 bills / H.B. 63
H.B. 63 Criminal Justice and Mental Health Coordination Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote (stopped here)
- Signed into law
What this bill does
This bill requires local mental health authorities to provide consultation and education about options for people experiencing mental health crises. It also directs the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Committee to prepare a proposal for a pilot program aimed at better outcomes for people in mental health crises.
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Official description
- requires local mental health authorities to provide consultation and education services concerning certain options for individuals experiencing mental health crises
- requires the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Committee to prepare a proposal for a pilot program designed to improve outcomes for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 10 yes, 0 no, 4 absentHouse Health and Human Services Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 10, 2025Who voted how
- 12 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Health and Human Services Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 10, 2025Who voted how
- 68 yes, 0 no, 7 absentFinal House vote · Feb 21, 2025Who voted how
- 3 yes, 0 no, 4 absentSenate Health and Human Services Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 26, 2025Who voted how