Defendant; evidence of mental condition admissible.

Increased the maximum fee waiver amount for court-appointed expert witnesses from $3,000 to $5,000 for indigent defendants.

Changed document header from 'House Substitute' to 'Senate Substitute' and updated the proposing committee from House to Senate Appropriations.

Adjusted line numbers and formatting throughout the document to reflect Senate processing.

Added date stamp (February 13, 2026) and time stamp (2/13/26 16:10) to the document header, indicating when the Appropriations Substitute was proposed.

Reformatted document layout with additional spacing and line breaks, particularly in the header section and between substantive provisions.

Changed document identifier from 'HOUSE SUBSTITUTE' to 'HOUSE SUBSTIT UTE' with a space in the new version, likely a formatting error.

Document formatting and layout were restructured with different spacing, line breaks, and header placement between the two versions.

Markup notation changed from standard legislative diff format to numbered line-by-line amendment format with additional metadata like bill numbers and dates.

Additional header information including bill number 26106804D and version identifier HB1411HC2 were added to the substitute version.

Added 'major neurocognitive disorder' to the list of qualifying mental conditions that can be used to challenge a defendant's mental state at the time of the offense.

Clarified that evidence can show a defendant did or did not have the required mental state for either an offense element or an affirmative defense, rather than just showing the defendant did not have intent.

Added new provision allowing statements made by the accused to experts during examinations to be admissible if offered by the accused, with specific conditions.

Changed notice timeline from 'at least 14 days if the trial date is set within 21 days' to 'if the trial date is set within 21 days' without the 'at least' qualifier.

Reformatted the bill with committee substitute header and page numbering, changing from introduced format to substitute format.