SHB 1996: Authorizing a qualified county to impose a tax for the funding of behavioral health diversion from the criminal justice system.
Did not pass. The 2025-26 session has ended.
- Sponsor
- Farivar
- Introduced
- February 18, 2025
- Status
- H Rules R
- Last action
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (January 12, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Authorizes a county option local sales and use tax to fund programs that either prevent individuals with behavioral health needs from entering the criminal justice system or divert these individuals away from the criminal justice system once incarcerated.
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