HB3131

Requires that a behavioral health specialist be dispatched with law enforcement when responding to calls classified by dispatch as mental-health related

Introduced·1/28/26
Introduced Text

Missouri HB3131 mandates co-response teams for mental-health-related calls, training for peace officers, and data collection.

Missouri HB3131 requires behavioral health specialists to be dispatched alongside law enforcement for mental-health-related calls. It establishes a Health Co-Responder Grant Fund for hiring, training, and data collection. Peace officers must complete behavioral-health crisis training, and dispatchers receive crisis identification training. The bill mandates standardized data collection for mental-health-related dispatches and annual statewide reports summarizing key indicators and outcomes.

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Emerging Issues Committee
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History

May 15

House

Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

Jan 29

House

Read Second Time (H)

Jan 28

House

Introduced and Read First Time (H)