2026 Regular Session
HB4092
988 Mental Health Lifeline; terms; Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; suicide prevention and crisis service activities; performance and clinical standards; promulgation of rules; 988 Lifeline Revolving Fund; purpose; funding; enforcement; effective date.
Legislative progress
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Partner positions
Dislikes
New law establishing a statewide 988 Trust Fund for the 988 Mental Health Lifeline. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to have PRIMARY OVERSIGHT over the suicide prevention and crisis service activities and essential coordination with designated 988 Lifeline Crisis Centers. (This is an agency whose director was FIRED in 2025 by the legislature FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS MISSING with no accountability or prosecutions).
This legislation creates new laws, raises spending, mandates and grows government.
Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 16, 2026 · House
House: Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
6 yea–0 nay
March 3, 2026 · House
House: Appropriations and Budget Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
26 yea–0 nay
March 23, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
88 yea–5 nay · 6 absent
Committee referrals
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Health and Human Services
February 3, 2026 · House
Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee
February 3, 2026 · House
Appropriations and Budget
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Committee then to Appropriations Committee
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 5 View roll call
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House Amended
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Waldron
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House General Order
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House Title stricken
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House Authored by Senator Stanley (principal Senate author)
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Pae
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House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
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House Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee
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House Referred to Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee
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House Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
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House Authored by Representative Norwood
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House First Reading