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HB1209 • 2026

Department of Mental Health; establish grant program to assist with crisis stabilization unit expenses.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO MAKE GRANTS TO REGIONAL COMMISSIONS, COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICES PROVIDED BY CRISIS STABILIZATION UNITS, EXPENSES OF OPERATING CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT FACILITIES AND REPAIRING, RENOVATING, UPGRADING AND IMPROVING CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT FACILITIES; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE "CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT FACILITIES FUND"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
McCarty
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Dead
Effective date
July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was stopped in committee.

Grant Program for Crisis Stabilization Units

This bill requires the Department of Mental Health to create a grant program that helps regional commissions, counties, and municipalities pay for costs related to crisis stabilization units.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a grant program run by the Department of Mental Health to help with costs for crisis stabilization unit services.
  • Limits each grant to $500,000 per project in a fiscal year.
  • Establishes a special fund called the 'Crisis Stabilization Unit Facilities Fund' in the state treasury.
  • Requires regional commissions, counties, and municipalities to apply for grants by submitting an application with specific details.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Mental Health
  • Regional commissions, counties, and municipalities

Terms To Know

Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU)
A facility that provides short-term care for people experiencing mental health crises.
Grant
Money given by the government to support a specific project or activity.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was stopped in committee.
  • It is unclear how much funding will be available for grants from the special fund.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/03 (H) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/19 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations A

Official Summary Text

Department of Mental Health; establish grant program to assist with crisis stabilization unit expenses.

Current Bill Text

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To: Public Health and Human
Services; Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative McCarty

HOUSE BILL NO. 1209

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO 1
ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO MAKE GRANTS TO REGIONAL COMMISSIONS, 2
COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING IN PAYING 3
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICES PROVIDED BY CRISIS STABILIZATION 4
UNITS, EXPENSES OF OPERATING CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT FACILITIES 5
AND REPAIRING, RENOVATING, UPGRADING AND IMPROVING CRISIS 6
STABILIZATION UNIT FACILITIES; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE 7
STATE TREASURY TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE "CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT 8
FACILITIES FUND"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 9
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 10
SECTION 1. (1) The Department of Mental Health shall 11
establish a program to make grants to regional commissions 12
established under Section 41-19-33, counties and municipalities 13
for the purpose of assisting in paying costs associated with (a) 14
services provided by crisis stabilization units, (b) expenses of 15
operating crisis stabilization unit facilities and (c) repairing, 16
renovating, upgrading and improving crisis stabilization unit 17
facilities. The maximum amount of a grant made to a regional 18
commission, county or municipality for a single project during a 19
fiscal year cannot exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars 20
($500,000.00). A regional commission, county or municipality may 21
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apply to the Department of Mental Health for a grant under this 22
section in the manner provided for in this section. 23
(2) A regional commission, county or municipality desiring a 24
grant under this section must submit an application to the 25
Department of Mental Health. The application must include a 26
description of the purpose for which the grant is requested, the 27
cost of the purpose for which the grant is requested, the amount 28
of the grant requested, funds from any other sources that are 29
available for such purpose and any other information required by 30
the department. 31
(3) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special 32
fund to be designated as the "Crisis Stabilization Unit Facilities 33
Fund", which shall consist of funds made available by the 34
Legislature in any manner and funds from any other source 35
designated for deposit into such fund. Unexpended amounts 36
remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse 37
into the State General Fund, and any investment earnings or 38
interest earned on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the 39
credit of the fund. Monies in the fund shall be used by the 40
Department of Mental Health, upon appropriation by the 41
Legislature, for the purposes provided in this section. 42
(4) The Department of Mental Health shall have all powers 43
necessary to implement and administer the program established 44
under this section, and the department shall promulgate rules and 45
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ST: Department of Mental Health; establish
grant program to assist with crisis
stabilization unit expenses.
regulations, in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative 46
Procedures Law, necessary for the implementation of this section. 47
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 48
and after July 1, 2026. 49