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SB 168 - Increases Mental Health Awareness and Protections for Individuals in Custody - Florida Key Vote

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Title: Increases Mental Health Awareness and Protections for Individuals in Custody

Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis


Title: Increases Mental Health Awareness and Protections for Individuals in Custody

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Title: Increases Mental Health Awareness and Protections for Individuals in Custody

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that increases mental health awareness and protections for individuals in custody in Florida.

Highlights:

  • Defines this bill as the “Tristin Murphy Act” and increases mental health awareness and protections for individuals in custody in Florida (Sec. 1-9).

  • Requires that there be mental health screenings within 24 hours of an arrest to determine if treatment, rather than jail, is necessary (Sec. 1-9).

  • Extends and expands training for 911 operators and EMS crews and creates diversion programs for felony offenders with mental health concerns (Sec. 1-9).

  • Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning October 1, 2025 (Sec. 10).

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Title: Increases Mental Health Awareness and Protections for Individuals in Custody

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