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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky Directs Creation of Mental Health Alternative Response Task Force to Report by December 2026
Last action · February 18, 2026: to Committee on Committees (S)
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky directs the to establish a mental health task force that must study alternative response services and submit its recommendations by December 1, 2026.
Establishes a formal legislative body tasked with evaluating community-level mental health response programs across the Commonwealth.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Kentuckians
Residents may experience changes in community-level mental health response services based on the task force's findings and future recommendations.
Legislative Research Commission
Must establish the task force and receive its final report and recommendations by December 1, 2026.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the purpose of the Mental Health Alternative Community Response Model Task Force?
When is the task force required to report its findings?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This resolution did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 18, 2026SenateCommitteeto Committee on Committees (S)
- Feb 18, 2026SenateIntroducedintroduced in Senate
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
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