Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; making an appropriation; requiring portions of certain appropriated funds be used for certain purposes. Effective date. Emergency.

The fiscal year for appropriations was changed from ending June 30, 2025 to ending June 30, 2027, likely to align with updated budget cycles or legislative schedules.

The bill structure was reorganized by removing the original 'SUBJECT' header and renumbering sections sequentially, while adding standard committee substitute page markers.

Section 1 was modified to change the fiscal year for the $12,185,650 appropriation from ending June 30, 2025, to ending June 30, 2027, to match the dates in Sections 2 and 4.

Section 8 was modified to change the act's effective date from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2027.

Standard enrolled bill formatting was added, including signatures for the Senate, House, Governor, and Secretary of State, along with specific passage dates in April 2026.

The bill's subject matter changed from the Department of Public Safety to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

New appropriations were added for mental health services ($12.1M and $1.2M), the 9-8-8 Lifeline Revolving Fund ($5.9M), a consent decree settlement ($39.6M), and veteran services ($1.3M).

The original $100,000 appropriation for the Department of Public Safety was removed.

The effective date was changed from June 30, 2025, to July 1, 2026.

New requirements were added to use specific funds for program growth, replacing lost federal matching dollars, and meeting court consent decree obligations.