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Introduced
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
In Committee
05/06/2026
05/06/2026
Crossed Over
04/16/2026
04/16/2026
Passed
05/21/2026
05/21/2026
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to collaborate with the State Board of Education to the extent the Board develops instructional resources for substance use or gambling disorder prevention and awareness that may be used by school districts. Permits the Department to provide funding programs for parents on healthy gaming and play habits; appropriate financial planning and investment strategies; how to talk about gambling and related activities; and how to talk about substance use or gambling. In provisions requiring the Department to establish a public education, research, and training program regarding gambling disorders, expands the scope of the program by requiring that the program utilize screening, crisis intervention, treatment, public awareness, prevention, in-service training, and other innovative means, to decrease the incidents of suicide attempts related to a gambling disorder or gambling issues. Permits the Department to establish a program to provide for the production and publication, in electronic and other formats, of gambling prevention, recognition, treatment, and recovery literature and other public education methods. Permits the Department to support gambling disorder prevention, recognition, treatment, and recovery projects by facilitating the acquisition of gambling prevention curriculums, providing trainings in gambling disorder prevention best practices, connecting programs to health care resources, establishing learning collaboratives between localities and programs, and assisting programs in navigating any regulatory requirements for establishing or expanding such programs. Permits the Department to award grants to create or support local gambling prevention, recognition, and response projects. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Substance Use Disorder Act to expand its scope to include gambling disorders, requiring the Department of Human Services (DHS) to collaborate with the State Board of Education on instructional resources for gambling disorder prevention and awareness in schools. The DHS is also permitted to fund programs for parents on healthy gaming and play habits, financial planning, and how to discuss gambling and substance use with their children. The bill enhances the public education, research, and training program on gambling disorders to include screening, crisis intervention, treatment, public awareness, prevention, and in-service training, with a specific focus on reducing suicide attempts related to gambling disorders. Furthermore, the DHS can establish programs to produce and distribute literature on gambling prevention, recognition, treatment, and recovery, and support related projects by facilitating curriculum acquisition, providing training, connecting programs to healthcare resources, and assisting with regulatory navigation, including awarding grants for local gambling prevention, recognition, and response initiatives.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (5)
Last Action
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro (on 05/30/2026)
Taxonomy
Health
- ‐ Disease Prevention
- ‐ Drug Abuse, Treatment, and Education
- ‐ Mental Illness, Mental Retardation, and Deinstitutionalization
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