SB 374 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE EXPANSION OF THE CRISIS INITIATIVE PILOT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

Senate General Assembly RaisedFile Bill No.

374300 February Session, 2026 LCOSenate Bill No.

1244374 ReferredSenate, toApril 1, 2026 The Committee on PUBLICPublic SAFETYSafety ANDand SECURITYSecurity Introducedreported by:through SEN.

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AN ACT CONCERNING THE EXPANSION OF THE CRISIS INITIATIVE PILOT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

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300 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill requires the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP), in conjunction with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, to expand the CRISIS program statewide by January 1, 2027.

PA 25-168, the FY 26 and FY 27 Budget, provides funding for DESPP to expand the CRISIS program statewide beginning in FY 27, therefore the agency is expected to meet the requirements of the bill within its anticipated resources.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None SB374 / File No.

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300 OLR Bill Analysis SB 374 AN ACT CONCERNING THE EXPANSION OF THE CRISIS INITIATIVE PILOT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

SUMMARY This bill requires the State Police, in conjunction with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), to expand the Connection to Recovery through Intervention, Support and Initiating Services Initiative pilot program (CRISIS Initiative) throughout the state by January 1, 2027.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Upon passage BACKGROUND CRISIS Initiative Pilot Program The CRISIS Initiative pilot program has generally established procedures among specific State Police and DMHAS personnel for referring and handling incidents involving people with addiction disorders or mental health conditions as well as other crisis incidents.

The program began in 2017 with DMHAS assigning a full-time licensed clinician social worker to State Police Troop E, which is based out of Montville and generally covers southeast Connecticut.

The 2021 budget implementer expanded the program to Troop D, which is based out of Killingly and generally covers northeast Connecticut (PA 21-2, June Special Session, § 75).

Related Bill sHB 5003, § 22, favorably reported by the Labor and Public Employees Committee, also requires the expansion of the CRISIS Initiative throughout the state, but it also requires the expanded program to at least include the pilot program’s components that require state police officer training, coordination between state police officers SB374 / File No.

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300 and mental health professionals, and referrals to mental health services facilities.

COMMITTEE ACTION Public Safety and Security Committee Joint Favorable Yea 29 Nay 0 (03/17/2026) SB374 / File No.

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