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ADMH tracked 236 bills in 2025 and prepares for 2026 session, summer budget hearings
Summary
Chief of Staff Collier Tynes Dixon reported ADMH tracked 236 bills during the 2025 session with 81 enacted (34% passage rate). Staff are balancing three budgets and preparing for the 2026 legislative session beginning Jan. 13, 2026; Commissioner Boswell will present at summer budget hearings on Aug. 26.
Chief of Staff Collier Tynes Dixon told the Alabama Department of Mental Health Board of Trustees on Aug. 15 that staff tracked 236 bills during the 2025 legislative session and that 81 were enacted, a 34% passage rate.
Tynes Dixon said ADMH is simultaneously managing three budget cycles—one closing out, one just passed and one to be prepared for next year—which requires earlier planning ahead of the 2026 Legislative Session that begins Jan. 13, 2026. "The 2026 Legislative Session starts January 13, 2026, and therefore planning efforts will begin earlier in the year," the report said.
The Veterans Mental Health Services Committee (VMHSC) completed a request-for-proposal process; the selection committee included veterans and family members, and the VMHSC will meet again virtually on Aug. 28. Tynes Dixon also flagged that Senator Albritton has called summer budget hearings for certain state agencies; Commissioner Kimberly G. Boswell is scheduled to present on Aug. 26 at 1:30 p.m. to House and Senate General Fund committees.
No formal budget adoption or approval occurred at the Aug. 15 meeting; the report was informational and aimed to align staff and trustees for upcoming hearings and planning cycles.
