All Roll Calls
Yes: 215 • No: 6
GeorgiaSB 2332025-2026 Regular SessionSenate
Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission; revise the subcommittees
Sponsored By: Matt Brass (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Public and Community HealthHealth and Human ServicesGeneral Bill
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Behavioral health commission extended to 2026
The commission remains in place through December 31, 2026. The law moves the repeal date to that day, unless changed later.
More voices on behavioral health commission
The law expands the Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission to 30 members. The Governor, Senate President, House Speaker, and Chief Justice appoint members. Seats include psychiatrists, addiction and IDD experts, education leaders, law enforcement, judges, advocates, and people with lived experience. The chair picks subcommittee members and may add up to two nonmembers to each. Subcommittees cover children and adolescents, involuntary commitment and addictive diseases, hospitals and short-term care, mental health courts and corrections, and IDD. The chair may also create more subcommittees as needed.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Matt Brass
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Sharon Cooper
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/27/2025
PASSAGE
Yes: 164 • No: 2
Senate vote • 3/6/2025
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
Yes: 51 • No: 4
Actions Timeline
Senate Date Signed by Governor
5/14/2025SenateAct 294
5/14/2025Effective Date
5/14/2025Senate Sent to Governor
4/7/2025SenateHouse Third Readers
3/27/2025HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
3/27/2025HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported
3/20/2025HouseHouse Second Readers
3/11/2025HouseHouse First Readers
3/10/2025HouseSenate Third Read
3/6/2025SenateSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
3/6/2025SenateSenate Read Second Time
2/28/2025SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2/27/2025SenateSenate Read and Referred
2/24/2025SenateSenate Hopper
2/21/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB 233/AP* (v7)
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