Florida Governor Signs Bills To Provide More Resources For Mental Health & Addiction Treatment & Create New Jail Diversion Pathways For People With Mental Illness 

On June 25, 2025, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed two bills to provide more resources for mental health and addiction treatment. Senate Bill (SB) 1620 implements recommendations made by Florida’s Commission on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder. SB 168, the “Tristin Murphy Act,” creates new diversion pathways for people with mental illnesses when diversion is a feasible alternative to incarceration.;

SB 1620 implements key recommendations made by Florida’s Commission on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder in its January 1, 2025, annual interim report. The provisions of SB 1620 include the following:;;

Standardizes clinical . . .