2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H1167: Mental Health Services for First Responders

Legislative Summary

Requires Division of State Fire Marshal to develop & implement statewide behavioral health access program to provide certain mental wellness services & resources to first responders; provides requirements for program; provides that first responders are not required to pay copayment for services & resources; provides training requirements for licensed professional counselors; requires program, by specified date, to develop specified plan & submit plan to Legislature.

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Bill History

2/26/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/26/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Insurance And Banking Subcommittee(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Ashley Gantt
Ashley Gantt
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/26/2025149.9 KB