Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and behavioral health evaluations for youth involved in involuntary commitment, juvenile delinquency, child in need of assistance, and family in need of assistance proceedings; the licensing and certification of certain residential facilities; the provision of home and community-based services and habilitation services to certain youth by residential programs; administration and supervision of juvenile court services; and the suspension of Hawki eligibility for inmates of public institutions
Sponsored by the House Health and Human Services Committee
Proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services · all agency proposals
Topics:Crime & correctionsHealth careFamilies & human servicesMedicaidMental health & addiction
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2025
- Done: House committeeFebruary 25, 2025
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 984
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 984 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 984 What’s a funnel?
What changed before it passed The bill as introduced compared with the version both chambers passed.
Amendments · 4
3 adopted · 0 failed · 1 never voted on. Newest first.
- S-3125 · filed April 23, 2025 byNever voted onAI summary This amendment changes the definition of a "mental health disorder" to mean any mental disorder listed in the most recent version of the American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manual. Its wording →
- H-1266 · filed April 22, 2025 byAdoptedAI summary This amendment changes the definition of a "mental health disorder" to mean any mental disorder as defined by the most recent version of the American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manual. Its wording →April 22, 2025
- H-1262Strike everything · filed April 21, 2025 byAdoptedAI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill and focuses on rules for psychiatric medical institutions for children. It updates definitions to use the term "youth" instead of "child," changes the department responsible for licensing, and modifies how medical care plans and professional qualifications are defined. It also updates requirements for facility accreditation and how the state identifies the need for these services. Its wording →Amends this HF 984 to CONFORM to SF 474April 22, 2025
- S-3098 · filed April 14, 2025 by Sen. Mike Klimesh (R)AdoptedAI summary This amendment updates the definition of "serious emotional disturbance" to exclude substance use or developmental disorders unless they occur alongside a mental or emotional disorder. It also requires psychiatric hospitals for children to hold specific licenses if they provide substance use disorder services and creates an expedited process for obtaining those licenses. Additionally, it requires the department of health and human services to make rules ensuring care for people under eighteen is provided in settings separate from those over twenty-one. Its wording →April 16, 2025