HEALTH BILLS - 2025
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PENDING BILLS
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HB2328 Admission to bail; pregnant persons or persons who have recently given birth.
Status: Governor's Recommendation
Introduced by: Shelly A. Simonds [D]
View the bill here.
Admission to bail; pregnant persons or persons who have recently given birth. Requires the judicial officer to consider any evidence a person provides indicating that such person (i) is currently pregnant, (ii) has recently given birth, or (iii) is currently nursing a child when determining whether such person shall be admitted to bail.
01/8/2025 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/29/2025 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
02/03/2025 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
02/17/2025 Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
02/19/2025 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
03/07/2025 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2328ER)
03/07/2025 House: Signed by Speaker
03/10/2025 Senate: Signed by President
03/24/2025 Governor's recommendation received by House
04/02/2025 House: Communicated to Governor
04/02/2025 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
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HB2235 Local and regional correctional facilities; treatment of prisoners known to be pregnant.
Status: Pending Governor's Communication
Introduced by: Rae Cousins [D]
View the bill here.
Local and regional correctional facilities; treatment of prisoners known to be pregnant. Prohibits the use of restraints, defined in the bill, on any prisoner of a local or regional correctional facility who is (i) known to be pregnant or (ii) in postpartum recovery unless a deputy sheriff or jail officer makes an individualized determination that (a) the prisoner will harm herself, the fetus, the newborn child, or any other person, (b) poses a substantial flight risk, (c) or that the totality of the circumstances creates a serious security risk. Under current law, such prohibition applies only to state correctional facilities. The bill also requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to include in the compulsory minimum entry-level training standards training regarding pregnant prisoners for deputy sheriffs and jail officers who are employees of local or regional correctional facilities who may have contact with such pregnant prisoners.
01/07/2025 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
01/20/2025 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2235)
01/21/2025 House: Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
01/23/2025 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
01/24/2025 House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
01/30/2025 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
01/31/2025 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
02/7/2025 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
02/12/2025 Senate: Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed to
02/12/2025 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
02/14/2025 Senate Amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
02/19/2025 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2235ER)
02/19/2025 House: Signed by Speaker
02/22/2025 Senate: Signed by President
03/03/2025 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
03/24/2025 Governor's recommendation received by House
03/24/2025 Governor's recommendation received by House
04/02/2025 House: Communicated to Governor
04/02/2025 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
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APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR
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SB1039 Department of Corrections; State Board of Local and Regional Jails; policies on inmate participation in telehealth.
Status: Passed House and Senate
Introduced by Stella G. Pekarsky [D]
View the bill here.
Requires the Department of Corrections and the State Board of Local and Regional Jails to develop and implement policies for the accommodation in local, regional, state, and community correctional facilities of inmate participation in telehealth appointments, which shall include designating a private space for such telehealth appointments to occur. The bill requires the Department and the State Board to provide an update to the Joint Commission on Health Care by October 1, 2025, on (i) the status of the policies for the accommodation of inmate participation in telehealth appointments required to be developed and implemented pursuant to the provisions of this act; (ii) opportunities to expand telehealth programs in local, regional, state, and community correctional facilities; and (iii) recommended strategies to reduce gaps in or barriers to telehealth service delivery in such correctional facilities. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.
01/7/2025 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
01/31/2025 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1039)
01/31/2025 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
02/04/2025 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/13/2025 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
02/14/2025 House: Reported from Public Safety (16-Y 5-N)
02/19/2025 Passed House (81-Y 15-N)
93/24/2025 Approved by Governor-Chapter 427 (Effective 07/01/25)
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HB 2473 Long-acting injectable or extended-release prescription drugs; correctional facilities.
Introduced by Mark D. Sickles [D]
View the bill here.
Allows the Board of Pharmacy to register a correctional facility to maintain a floor stock of long-acting injectable or extended-release prescription drugs for the treatment of mental illness or substance use disorder. The bill requires such long-acting injectable or extended-release prescription drugs be stored in an area accessible only to persons who are licensed to administer such prescription drugs, regardless of whether the prescriber is on site. The bill provides that each correctional facility shall maintain an ongoing perpetual inventory of all such drugs in Schedules II through V and that such perpetual inventory shall (i) accurately indicate the physical count of each drug on hand at the time the inventory is performed and (ii) no less than once per month, include a reconciliation of each drug with a written explanation for any difference between the physical count and the theoretical count.
01/21/2025 Assigned subcommittee Health
01/26/2025 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2473)
01/28/2025 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
01/30/2025 Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)​
02/04/2025 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
02/5/2025 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/13/2025 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
02/18/2025 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
03/21/2025 Approved by Governor-Chapter 278 (Effective 07/01/25)
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HB2754 Behavioral health services; correctional facilities, exchange of medical/mental health information.
Status: Passed House and Senate
Introduced by: JJ Singh (Chief Patron)
View the bill here.
Behavioral health services; exchange of medical and mental health information and records; correctional facilities. Permits the Department of Medical Assistance Services, the Department of Social Services, and any local department of social services to access the medical and mental health information and records of persons committed to any correctional facility for the purposes of providing pre-release services, reentry planning, and post-incarceration placement and services. The bill also authorizes the Department of Medical Assistance Services to access a juvenile's social, medical, psychiatric, and psychological reports and records during pre-release and for up to 30 days following such juvenile's release from commitment for the purposes of providing pre-release services, reentry planning, and post-incarceration placement and services. This bill incorporates HB 2290, HB 2655, and HB 2752.
01/23/2025 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
01/28/2025 House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
01/28/2025 Incorporates HB2290(Coyner)
01/28/2025 Incorporates HB2655(Williams)
01/28/2025 Incorporates HB2752(Gardner)
01/31/2025 Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to
02/03/2025 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
02/03/2025 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
02/03/2025 Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
02/04/2025 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/06/2025 Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
02/14/2025 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (11-Y 0-N)
02/18/2025 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
​03/21/2025 Approved by Governor-Chapter 316 (Effective 07/01/25)
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FAILED IN THE HOUSE
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HB 988 Correctional facilities; behavioral health services in facilities, report.
Introduced by: Holly M. Seibold [D]
Behavioral health services in correctional facilities; report. Requires the Department of Corrections to report to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before October 1 of each year certain population statistics regarding the provision of behavioral health services to persons incarcerated in state correctional facilities. The bill also requires local correctional facilities to report to the State Board of Local and Regional Jails on or before October 1 of each year certain population statistics regarding the provision of behavioral health services to persons incarcerated in local correctional facilities and for the Board to report such statistics to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before December 1 of each year.
View bill here.
01/29/24 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 by voice vote
02/01/24 House: Continued to 2025 in Rules by voice vote
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VETOED BILLS
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HB1713 Jurisdiction of district courts in felony cases; specialty dockets; Behavioral Health Docket Act.
Status: Pending Governor's Communication
Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts [D]
View the bill here.
Jurisdiction of district courts in felony cases; specialty dockets; Behavioral Health Docket Act. Authorizes a general district court and a juvenile and domestic relations district court to retain jurisdiction over a felony offense for the purpose of allowing the accused to complete a specialty docket or behavioral health docket established pursuant to relevant law. Current law only explicitly provides such courts with the ability to certify felony charges to the circuit court or dismiss such charges after a preliminary hearing to determine if probable cause exists for such charges.
01/04/2025 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/29/2025 Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 6-N)
02/04/2025 Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)
02/12/2025 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
02/17/2025 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/19/2025 House: Signed by Speaker
02/22/2025 Senate: Signed by President
03/24/2025 Vetoed by Governor