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Committee adopts amendments and forwards lone‑worker safety bill for behavioral‑health employers
Summary
The committee adopted dash‑1 amendments to House Bill 4069 (lone‑worker safety plans for behavioral‑health employers) and voted to send the amended bill to the House floor with a due‑pass recommendation; the amendment vote was unanimous among present members and the final floor recommendation passed with one nay.
In a work session on Tuesday, the House Committee on Behavioral Health amended and recommended House Bill 4069, a committee bill requiring behavioral‑health employers to develop and implement written safety plans for lone workers and the built environment.
Committee staff summarized the dash‑1 amendments, which refine the definitions of “lone worker” and “behavioral health employee” and require safety plans be tailored to employer context and accessible to staff. Vice Chair Edwards moved to adopt the dash‑1 amendments dated Feb. 2, 2026; a roll‑call vote recorded all present members voting yes and the motion carried.
Edwards then moved that HB 4069 as amended be sent to the House floor with a due‑pass recommendation. The committee conducted a roll‑call on the floor motion; Representative Harvick voted no, while Representatives Isidore, Mannix, Nose, Valderrama, Vice Chair Edwards, Vice Chair Javidy and Chair Pham voted yes. The motion passed. Representative Javidy was designated as the bill carrier to the floor.
The committee adopted the amendments and forwarded the bill the same day; no further committee direction was recorded.
