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SB2500 - 104th General Assembly
MOBILE MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS
Last Action
Senate Sponsors
Sen. Robert Peters - Graciela Guzmán, Mary Edly-Allen, Cristina Castro, Laura Fine, Mark L. Walker and Sara FeigenholtzHouse Sponsors
(Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy - Anthony DeLuca, Janet Yang Rohr, Nicolle Grasse, Martha Deuter and Michael Crawford)Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Community Emergency Services and Support Act. Modifies legislative findings. Provides that appropriate mobile response services must, among other things, subject to the care decisions of the individual receiving care, coordinate transportation for any individual experiencing a mental or behavioral health emergency to the least restrictive setting feasible (rather than provide transportation for any individual experiencing a mental or behavioral health emergency). Provides that adequate mobile mental health relief provider training includes, among other things, training in recognizing and working with people with neurodivergent and developmental disability diagnoses and in the techniques available to help stabilize and connect them to further services and training in the involuntary commitment process, in identification of situations that meet the standards for involuntary commitment, and in cultural competencies and social biases to guard against any group being disproportionately subjected to the involuntary commitment process or the use of the process not warranted under the legal standard for involuntary commitment. Provides that mobile mental health relief providers may only participate in the involuntary commitment process to the extent permitted under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Requires the system for gathering information developed by the Statewide Advisory Committee to determine the number of instances of mobile mental health relief providers initiating petitions for involuntary commitment. Provides that the exemption from civil liability for emergency care provided in the Good Samaritan Act applies to anyone providing care under the Act. Provides that each 9-1-1 public safety answering point and emergency service dispatched through a 9-1-1 public safety answering point must begin coordinating its activities with the mobile mental and behavioral health services established by the Division of Mental Health once all 3 of the following conditions are met, but not later than July 1, 2027 (rather than July 1, 2025). Adds definitions and modifies existing definitions. Effective immediately.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a mobile crisis response team may provide transportation if the mobile crisis response team is appropriately equipped and staffed to do so. Provides that, in any area where mobile mental health relief providers are available for dispatch, unless requested by mobile mental health relief providers, law enforcement shall not be used to provide transportation to access mental or behavioral health care, or travel between mental or behavioral health care providers, except where (i) no alternative is available; (ii) the individual requests transportation from law enforcement and law enforcement mutually agrees to provide transportation; or (iii) the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code requires or permits law enforcement to provide transportation (rather than the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code requires law enforcement to provide transportation). Removes changes to provisions concerning immunity.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/07/2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters |
| 2/07/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/07/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 3/04/2025 | Senate | Assigned to Health and Human Services |
| 3/19/2025 | Senate | Do Pass Health and Human Services; 010-000-000 |
| 3/19/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 |
| 3/25/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 3/25/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 3/26/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 3/27/2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| 3/27/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker |
| 4/02/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 4/03/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters |
| 4/03/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 4/08/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Health and Human Services |
| 4/08/2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 4/08/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2025 |
| 4/08/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Health and Human Services; 011-000-000 |
| 4/09/2025 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 4/09/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Peters |
| 4/09/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 4/09/2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| 4/09/2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/09/2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 4/09/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 4/09/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/17/2025 | House | Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee |
| 4/28/2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
| 4/30/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| 5/01/2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 018-000-000 |
| 5/01/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/16/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/16/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/22/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| 5/22/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter |
| 5/22/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| 5/22/2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| 5/22/2025 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/20/2025 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/01/2025 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 8/01/2025 | Senate | Effective Date August 1, 2025 |
| 8/01/2025 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0155 |