SB171
Minor elementary or secondary school students admitted to inpatient treatment; discl. of discharge.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Chief Patron:
Barbara Favola (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Discharge plans for minors admitted to inpatient treatment; copies provided to public elementary and secondary schools; notification to parents; health records privacy exemption.
Provides that, prior to the discharge of any minor admitted to inpatient treatment (i) who is a student at a public elementary or secondary school and (ii) for whom the facility to which the minor was admitted deems (a) additional educational services are needed or (b) such discharge poses a ... (More) threat of violence or physical harm to self or others, such facility is required to notify the mental health professional or school counselor at such minor's school. The bill requires such facility, prior to providing any such notification of discharge information to the mental health professional or school counselor at such minor's school, to provide to the parent of such minor reasonable notice of the parent's right to decline disclosure. The bill exempts the release of a minor's discharge plan to a public elementary or secondary school from health records privacy laws. The provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104627D
- 01/08/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171)
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26105829D-S1
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/26/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 02/26/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 03/03/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 03/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 03/04/2026 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108179D-H1
- 03/06/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/09/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/09/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
