# Maryland SB 0599: Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program - Funding

Maryland SB 0599, Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program - Funding, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shelly Hettleman (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 666) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0599
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program - Funding
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 666
- Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Public Health, Appropriations, Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets, Emergencies -see also- Pandemics, Governor, Grants, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax)
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (153 yes, 29 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Malcolm Augustine (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 122 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 31 | 13 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 666
- 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (122-16) (House)
- 2025-04-07: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-04-07: Favorable Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Appropriations (House)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (31-13) (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_666_sb0599t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0599t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0599f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_666_sb0599t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0599t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0599f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0599-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).