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HB26-1063 • 2026

Treating People with Behavioral Health Disorder

The act requires the department of health care policy and financing and the behavioral health administration to publish on each department's website an easily accessible list of secure transportation

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Rep. M. Bradfield, Rep. G. Rydin, Sen. J. Amabile, Rep. J. Jackson, Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. B. Bradley, Rep. S. Camacho, Rep. C. Clifford, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. R. English, Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. R. Gonzalez, Rep. S. Lieder, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. K. Nguyen, Rep. M. Rutinel, Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. T. Story, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. I. Jodeh, Sen. C. Kipp, Sen. M. Weissman
Last action
2026-06-02
Official status
Governor Signed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Publishing a List of Secure Transportation Providers for Behavioral Health

This law requires two state health agencies to post an easy-to-find list on their websites showing which companies provide secure transportation services under contract.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to publish a specific list online.
  • Requires the Behavioral Health Administration to publish a similar list on its website.
  • Mandates that these lists include providers who have contracts with managed care entities or behavioral health administrative services organizations, as applicable.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
  • The Behavioral Health Administration

Limits and Unknowns

  • The source text does not state a specific deadline for when these lists must be posted.
  • The law does not describe what happens if an agency fails to publish the list correctly.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

L.004

HOU Appropriations

Passed [*]

Plain English: This amendment requires two state agencies to publish an easy-to-find list of secure transportation providers on their websites.

  • The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing must post a list of secure transport companies that have contracts with managed care entities.
  • The Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) must also post a similar list for transport companies contracted with behavioral health administrative services organizations.
  • Both lists must include contact details like an active phone number or website address.
  • The amendment does not explain what specific rules these transportation providers must follow to be included on the list, only that they need contracts with certain groups.
  • The text refers to a definition in another law (Section 27-65-102) for 'secure transportation,' which is not explained here.
L.003

HOU Health & Human Services

Passed [*]

Plain English: This amendment changes the rules for secure transportation by moving licensing authority from local counties to a state department and requiring that staff training standards be set only at the state level.

  • It moves the power to issue licenses, permits, and collect fees for secure transport providers from county commissioners to a specific state department.
  • It requires the state board of health to create uniform rules for driver training on de-escalation and trauma-informed care instead of letting individual counties set their own standards.
  • It mandates that the state department publish an updated list of approved transportation providers on its website every month.
  • It clarifies that non-law enforcement members of co-responder teams can provide urgent transport if they hold a valid license from the new state authority.
  • The text uses the word 'DEPARTMENT' in all caps without explicitly naming which specific agency holds this power, though it implies a shift away from county control.
  • Some dates and effective timelines depend on when the general assembly adjourns or if voters approve a referendum petition.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-02 Governor

    Governor Signed

  2. 2026-06-01 Governor

    Sent to the Governor

  3. 2026-06-01 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. 2026-06-01 House

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. 2026-05-12 Senate

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. 2026-05-11 Senate

    Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  7. 2026-05-11 Senate

    Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

  8. 2026-05-11 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services

  9. 2026-05-09 House

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  10. 2026-05-08 House

    House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  11. 2026-05-07 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  12. 2026-05-07 House

    House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

  13. 2026-02-24 House

    House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations

  14. 2026-01-14 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services

Official Summary Text

The act requires the department of health care policy and financing and the behavioral health administration to publish on each department's website an easily accessible list of secure transportation providers that have contracts with managed care entities and behavioral health administrative services organizations, as applicable.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)