2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1620: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

Legislative Summary

Requiring the Department of Children and Families to require certain providers to use a specified assessment tool; requiring facilities to update treatment plans within specified timeframes; requiring use of a specified assessment tool; providing an exception; requiring the Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Center at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida to disseminate among grantees certain evidence-based practices and best practices, etc.

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Bill History

2/27/2025
Filed
Senate
3/6/2025
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/10/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/20/2025
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
Senate
3/25/2025
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
Senate
3/26/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/26/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Senate
3/27/2025
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
Senate
4/7/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/10/2025
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Senate
4/11/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
4/14/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/17/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/17/2025
CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
Senate
4/18/2025
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/18/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/21/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
Senate
4/22/2025
CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Senate
4/24/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/24/2025
Amendment(s) adopted (440964)
Senate
4/24/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/24/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Senate
4/24/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment #440964

4/24/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #657304

3/24/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #420638

3/24/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#37
4/24/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#38
4/24/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Fiscal Policy
4/17/2025
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
4/10/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
3/25/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Darryl Rouson
Darryl Rouson
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/24/202545.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/18/202545.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/26/202545.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/27/202546.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/18/2025313.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/16/2025309.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/10/2025311.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/9/2025311.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/26/2025295.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/24/2025297.4 KB