Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2887
Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Triage Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ENACT THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TRIAGE ACT; TO STATE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS CONCERNING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRIAGE; TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACT; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO PROVIDE CLINICAL CRITERIA FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS; TO PROVIDE CLINICAL CRITERIA FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; TO LIST ACCEPTABLE FRAMEWORKS; TO PROVIDE FOR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS; TO PROVIDE APPLICABILITY; TO REQUIRE PAYORS TO ALIGN THEIR UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION; TO PROVIDE FOR CONTINUITY OF CARE AND COORDINATION; TO PROVIDE FOR FISCAL IMPACT AND COST IMPACT; TO REQUIRE THE DESIGNATED STATE AGENCY TO ESTABLISH IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE, MONITOR PROVIDER AND PAYOR COMPLIANCE, AND ALIGN QUALITY REPORTING STANDARDS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 to February 3, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Public Health and WelfareJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate