AN ACT relating to behavioral health.

Amend KRS 533.272 to extend the behavioral health conditional dismissal program pilot project until January 1, 2031; amend KRS 533.288 to extend the Behavioral Health Conditional Dismissal Program Implementation Council until December 31, 2031; amend 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 230, sec. 13, to establish that moneys appropriated for the behavioral health conditional dismissal program through June 30, 2026, shall not lapse and shall be carried forward.

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Introduced: January 6, 2026

Last action: April 13, 2026

(Acts Ch. 122)

In effect since July 15, 2026

Acts from the 2026 Regular Session that don't carry an emergency clause or set their own effective date took effect 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This bill extends a pilot program that allows certain individuals with behavioral health needs to have criminal charges conditionally dismissed, giving them access to treatment instead of traditional prosecution. It also keeps the oversight council running longer and ensures that already-approved funding for the program does not expire unused. The extensions give the program and its governing body more time to operate and be evaluated before any decisions are made about its future. Who it…

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