Substitute for Raised H.B. No. 5517
Session Year 2026


AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING RECOVERY-FRIENDLY LANGUAGE AND VARIOUS REVISIONS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION STATUTES.

To implement the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services' recommendations regarding recovery-friendly language and various revisions to mental health and addiction statutes.


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