Behavioral Health Related Legislation

  • HB 53
    Primary Sponsor: Peterson
    Description: Replace outdated and derogatory terms
    Position: Support

  • HB 111
    Primary Sponsor: Collier
    Description: Child neglect if sex offender in residence
    Position: Monitor

  • HB 119
    Primary Sponsor: Dolan
    Description: State Operating Budget
    Position: Support Senate Substitute Bill provisions relating to behavioral health

  • HB 128
    Primary Sponsor: Bacon
    Description: Autism Diagnosis Education Pilot
    Position: Monitor

  • HB 130
    Pirmary Sponsor: White
    Description: Omnibus changes to courts and corrections for adults and juveniles, including mandatory consideration of prior participation in treatment programs for sentencing, substance abuse assessment of offenders, pretrial diversion, and intervention in lieu of conviction.
    Position: Under Review

  • HB 231
    Primary Sponsor: Combs
    Description: Authorizes electors of a county to levy a tax on alcohol and cigarettes to provide funding for substance abuse and addiction services
    Position: Support

  • HB 255
    Primary Sponsor: Latta
    Description: Provides that testimonial privilege between physician and patient does not apply in certain guardianship, commitment or institutional proceedings.
    Position: Under Review

  • HB 299
    Primary Sponsor: Patton
    Description: Authorizes probate judges to court order mandatory outpatient treatment or hospitalization for the mentally ill under certain circumstances
    Position: Under consideration


  • HB 312
    Primary Sponsor: Representative Kevin Bacon
    Description: Authorizes driver's license suspension for furnishing alcohol to underage person.
    Position: Support


  • HB 384
    Primary Sponsor: Celeste and Peterson
    Description: Seeks to broaden mental health insurance parity and implement insurance parity for alcohol and other drug treatment services.
    Position: Support
    Sponsor Testimony

  • SB 4
    Primary Sponsor: Stivers
    Description: Medicaid Buy-In for Disabled
    Position: Support

  • SB 5
    Primary Sponsor: Carey
    Description: Expands Passport, assisted living and the Residential State Supplement for seniors
    Position: Support

  • SB 10
    Primary Sponsor: Austria
    Description: Revise Sex Offender Registration and Notification laws to conform to federal Adam Walsh Child Protection & Safety Act
    Position: Monitor

  • SB 17
    Primary Sponsor: Grendell
    Description: Revises Operating Vehicle while Intoxicated (OVI) laws and mandates driver intervention programs, assessment, and treatment under certain circumstances
    Position: Support concepts but needs funding

  • SB 22
    Primary Sponsor: Faber
    Description: Requires certain sex offenders to civil commitment in state mental hospitals after serving prison sentence
    Position: Oppose

  • SB 41
    Primary Sponsor: Spada
    Description: Replace outdated and derogatory terms (companion bill to HB 53)
    Position: Support

  • SB 53
    Primary Sponsor: Clancy
    Description: Expands authority to clinical counselors to take certain persons into custody and transport to a hospital
    Position: Oppose

  • SB 54
    Primary Sponsor: Clancy
    Description: Prohibit insurers from limiting or excluding coverage for injuries occurring as a consequence of alcohol or other drugs
    Position: Support

  • SB 97
    Primary Sponsor: Stivers
    Description: Modifies penalties for violating sex offender registration and notification laws
    Position: Monitor

  • SB 98
    Primary Sponsor: Schuring
    Description: Autism Diagnosis Education Pilot
    Position: Monitor