988 Crisis Response State Legislation Map
With 988 available nationwide, it is up to states to ensure the availability of crisis services, including 24/7 local crisis call centers, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization options, so 988 help seekers can receive the help they need, when they need it.
Permanent, sustainable state funding is crucial for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to ensure enough capacity to help any person in crisis. State legislatures can help by enacting recurring appropriations or by authorizing a monthly 988 telecommunications fee on phone bills, similar to how 911 is funded and as allowed for in the federal law that created 988. Sustainable funding ensures that these emergency crisis services will not experience any funding gaps. To protect against fee diversion, a Trust Fund can be implemented to ensure funding can only be used to support the 988 crisis response system.
As of January 2025, 10 states have enacted a 988 fee (see detailed fee info here) and four states have recurring state funding. Learn about what 988 implementation legislation is moving in statehouses across the country. The legislation is divided across three tabs: pending, passed and inactive legislation.
Questions? Corrections? Contact Samira Schreiber at [email protected].
States that have passed legislation to ensure sustainable funding through a 988 fee and/or recurring state appropriations for 988 call centers are highlighted on the map. If the recurring appropriation extends beyond call centers, that is noted.
The chart includes a listing of all state legislation that makes major changes to the 988 crisis care continuum (988 call centers, mobile crisis teams and crisis stabilization services). States are in alphabetical order on each tab with more recent bills at the top of each state’s section. There is an issue category with options such as 988 Fee, Appropriation, Advisory body, Insurance coverage, Marketing/awareness, Trust fund, and Study bill. Basic information about the bill is provided, click the bill number for further information. Note: the 911 fee information is provided for reference, it is not included in the legislative language.
Recommended citation: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). “988 Crisis Response State Legislation Map.” https://reimaginecrisis.org/map/.
State Legislation by the Numbers
- California (AB 988) creates an advisory body
- Delaware (HB 160) creates an advisory body
- Massachusetts (S 3097) creates an advisory body
- Oregon (HB 2417) Creates a 988 advisory body that requires representatives with lived experience
- Illinois (HB 2784) creates an advisory body
- Kansas (SB 19) creates an advisory body
- Utah (SB 155) Creates an advisory body that requires a representative with lived experience
- Washington (HB 1477) creates an advisory body that requires representatives with lived experience
- Wyoming (HB 65) creates an advisory body
- California (AB 988)
- Colorado (SB 21-154)
- Connecticut (HB 5001)
- Delaware (HB 160)
- Illinois (HB 900)
- Illinois (HB 4700)
- Indiana (HB 1468)
- Kansas (SB 19)
- Maryland (HB 0293)
- Maryland (SB 241)
- Minnesota (SF 2995)
- Nevada (SB 390)
- Ohio (SB 211)
- Oregon (HB 2757)
- Utah (SB 155)
- Virginia (SB 1302)
- Washington (HB 1477)
- Wyoming (HB 65)
- California (AB 988) ($0.08-0.30)
- Colorado (SB 21-154) (capped at $0.30)
- Delaware (HB 160) ($0.60)
- Maryland (HB 933/SB 0974) ($0.25)
- Minnesota (SF 2995) (capped at $0.25)
- Nevada (SB 390) (capped at $0.35)
- Oregon (HB 2757) ($0.40)
- Vermont (H 657) (a portion of $0.72)
- Virginia (SB 1302) ($0.12)
- Washington (HB 1477) ($0.40)
- Alabama (HJR 168)
- Florida (SB 914)
- Illinois (HB 3230)
- Mississippi (HB 732)
- Nebraska (LB 247)
- New Hampshire (SB 85)
- New Jersey (S 311)
- New York (S 6194B)
- Texas (SB 1)
- California (AB 988)
- Florida (SB 7016)
- New Hampshire (SB 85)
- New Jersey (S 311)
- New York (S 4007C)
- Utah (SB 155)
- Virginia (HB 2216/ SB 1347)
- Washington (HB 1688)
- West Virginia (SB 181)
- Wyoming (HB 65)
Appropriations for any of the 3 core crisis services since its launch (32 states, 47 bills)
- Alabama (SB 106) FY 22-23
- California (SB 154) FY 23-24
- Colorado (SB 22-196) FY 22-23
- Connecticut (HB 5506) FY 23-24
- Connecticut (HB 6941) FY 223-24
- Connecticut (HB 5523) FY 25
- Florida (HB 5001) FY 22-23
- Georgia (HB 19) FY 23-24
- Georgia (HB 911) FY 22-23
- Idaho (SB 1384) FY 23-24
- Illinois (SB 0250) FY 23-24
- Illinois (HB 900) FY 22-23)
- Illinois (HB 4700) FY 23-24
- Kansas (SB 19) Effective July 2022/Recurring act expires 2026
- Kentucky (HB 1) FY 22-24
- Louisiana (HB 1) FY 22-23
- Maine LD 2214 (HP 1420) FY 24-25
- Maryland (HB 271/SB 3) FY 25-26
- Maryland (HB 0293/SB 241) FY 24
- Michigan (HB 5783) FY 22-23
- Minnesota (SF 2995) FY 24-25
- Minnesota (HB 2725) FY 23-25
- Mississippi (SB 2865) Effective 2022/ Recurring act expires Dec. 2027
- Missouri (HB 3010) FY 22-23
- New Jersey (S 2023) FY 22-23
- New Mexico (HB 2)FY 23-24
- New Mexico (HB 505) FY 23-27
- New York (S 8803 (sub. with A 8804) FY 24-25
- New York (A 3003D) (FY 23-24)
- New York (S 8007C) FY 23
- North Carolina (HB 103) FY 22-23
- Ohio (HB 33) FY24-25
- Oregon (HB 2417) FY 22
- Rhode Island (HB 7225) FY 22-25
- Rhode Island (HB 5200) FY 2025
- Rhode Island (H 7123) FY 24
- South Carolina (HB 4300) Effective FY 24/ Recurring
- South Carolina (H 5150) 2022-23
- South Dakota (SB 186) Expires FY 26
- South Dakota (SB 144) Expires FY 26
- Texas (HB 1) Effective 2023 / Recurring
- Utah (SB 155) FY 21-22
- Vermont (H 740) FY 23-24
- Washington (SB 5693) FY 22-23
- Wisconsin (State Budget) FY 23-25
- Wyoming (HB 001) Effective FY 26
- Wyoming (SF 0066) Effective 2022/ expires 2025
State 988 Crisis Response Advocates Monthly Call
Active in 988 advocacy? Each month, NAMI hosts a cross-organizational call, focused on bringing together advocates from around the country to discuss what 988 policy efforts are happening in states, strategies that are working and common challenges and solutions to advance 988 implementation and related crisis services.
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