The Bills Become Law

According to the the Associated Press, three mental health bills have become law in Helena.

What the three bills, 130, 131, 132, are suppose to do is the help prevent people who have mental disorders from going to jail. or from being sent to the Montana State Hospital (billingsgazatte.com). The bill requires the Department of Public Health and Human Services to "contract for crisis beds with hospitals and mental health treatment centers. The other authorizes state matching funds to help counties pay for crisis beds. And the last bill allows for a person facing involuntary commitment to agree to short-term inpatient treatment ( billingsgazette.com)."

As always there is always opposition. Why, because the bill cost approximately $2 million dollars and the Schweitez administration is upset because this cost was not a part of the original budget. I say why oppose something like this. In the long run money will be saved and people will be helped. Think about it....