Regional Mental Health Authority Boards; to revise membership and qualifications
SB 236 revises the structure and rules for regional mental health authority boards, which oversee mental health services in local areas. The bill mandates that executive committees of these boards must include at least one active sheriff or their representative and one active judge of probate, if those officials are already serving on the main board. Additionally, it prevents these boards from imposing extra qualifications for their directors through their corporate documents. The bill also updates the requirements for what constitutes a quorum for both the full board and its executive committee.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 18, 2025
Signed May 14, 2025
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May 14, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized for signature with minor formatting corrections. The most significant substantive change clarifies how board members are appointed when a mental health authority covers multiple regions, ensuring fair representation from each governing body. It also adds a new rule allowing elected officials who choose not to serve on the executive committee to remain as full board members without losing their seats.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on regional mental health authority boards, but the rules for board composition and executive committee participation were expanded to include more specific scenarios regarding multi-region service areas.
REQUIREMENT
Clarified appointment rules for boards covering multiple regions, specifying that each governing body involved must appoint at least five members if there are only two governing bodies.
Added a provision stating that judges of probate and sheriffs who opt out of serving on the executive committee retain their membership on the full board and can be considered for future executive committee appointments.
TECHNICAL
Corrected minor typos and formatting inconsistencies throughout the text, such as changing 'shallmay' to 'shall may' and fixing line breaks.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
4
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1222
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (State Government)
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 826
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Barfoot motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 825
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Barfoot motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 824
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Introduced
County and Municipal Government 1st Amendment Offered (County and Municipal Government)
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Introduced
County and Municipal Government 2nd Amendment Offered (County and Municipal Government)
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
County and Municipal Government 2nd Amendment (County and Municipal Government)
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
County and Municipal Government 1st Amendment (County and Municipal Government)
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (County and Municipal Government)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Will Barfoot
RRepublican
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